# Junior Cert Religious Education: Communities of Faith questions > Every Junior Cert Religious Education exam question on Communities of Faith, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie. Canonical: https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/communities-of-faith Communities of faith and how belief shapes their members' lives, religion in Ireland past and present, and dialogue and respect between faiths. 19 past Religious Education questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme. ## Common Level ### 2026 - Q1 (26 marks): peace, forgiveness and reconciliation - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) - Q3 (32 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) - Q7 (18 marks): religious objects - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=18) - Q8 (33 marks): prayer - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) - Q11 (14 marks): pilgrimage and sacred places - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=19) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=27) ### 2025 - Q3 (24 marks): faith development, meaning of life - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) - Q5 (23 marks): founders and founding stories - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) - Q6 (15 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) - Q7 (25 marks): key beliefs - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=17) - Q10 (26 marks): pilgrimage and sacred places - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=25) ### 2024 - Q5 (41 marks): key beliefs - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) - Q14 (16 marks): religious objects - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=23) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) - Q15 (20 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=25) ### 2023 - Q1 (18 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) - Q6 (15 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=10) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) - Q7 (57 marks): moral codes - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) - Q8 (15 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=13) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=18) - Q14 (24 marks): pilgrimage and sacred places - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=19) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=27) ### 2022 - Q7 (34 marks): key beliefs - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC223CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) ## Related - [Founders, Texts & Beliefs](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/founders-texts-beliefs) - [Prayer, Ritual & Worship](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/prayer-ritual-worship) - [Questions & Faith](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/questions-faith) - [Moral Living](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/moral-living) - [Values in Action](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re/topic/values-in-action) - [All Religious Education past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/re)