Order criticises 'Liveline' for airing deceased resident's detailsAn order of nuns in Dublin has criticised the RTÉ Radio One programme Liveline for broadcasting "the name of a recently deceased…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Hungarian bishop to present 'Irish Madonna'A Hungarian Catholic bishop will present a copy of a picture known as the "Irish Madonna" to the diocese of Clonfert at a ceremony…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Drennan's statement gives rise to confusionThere was confusion last night among religious congregations over the statement issued by the Conference of Religious of Ireland…Wed Oct 08 2003 - 01:00
State refuses to release church deal documentsLess than one-third of the 281 known documents held by the State relevant to the Government's indemnity agreement with religious…Tue Oct 07 2003 - 01:00
Reconciliation 'is not' surrenderReconciliation is a "sort of surrender" for some in the North, the Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Robin Eames, has said…Tue Oct 07 2003 - 01:00
CORI director urges religious congregations to reveal assetsThe director of the Justice Commission of the Conference of Religious of Ireland (CORI) Father Seán Healy has said he believes…Tue Oct 07 2003 - 01:00
Irish bishops condemn cloning as 'immoral'Ireland's Catholic bishops have condemned cloning as "gravely immoral", and have said that ensuring human life "from its beginning…Mon Oct 06 2003 - 01:00
Release of indemnity deal letters is refusedThe Department of Education has refused to release all correspondence with the Attorney General's office concerning the controversial…Mon Oct 06 2003 - 01:00
Sporting fixtures clash with Mass time - BishopThe Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, the Most Rev Dermot Clifford, has appealed to sporting organisations not to "run games at …Mon Oct 06 2003 - 01:00
Archbishop tells of 'forgotten children' in industrial schoolThe Coadjutor Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has said "it is very important we learn very deep lessons about the way…Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
AG officials met orders' lawyersPrior to the signing of the indemnity deal with religious congregations on June 5th, 2002, officials from the Attorney General…Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Bishops wanted State to extend coverThe Catholic bishops tried to persuade the State to extend its redress scheme for children abused in residential institutions…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
47 vacant Church of Ireland parishesThere are 47 vacant parishes in the Church of Ireland, according to the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork.Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
Life of Proinsias Mac Aonghusa celebratedThey met "to celebrate a richly varied life, lived to the full", said the Rev Ferran Glenfield in Monkstown Parish Church, Co…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Religious are urged to speak out on abuse they witnessedThe Labour Party finance spokeswoman, Ms Joan Burton, has said there is "a moral imperative" on members of religious congregations…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Synods discuss homosexual relationshipsThe Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath and Kildare, the Most Rev Richard Clarke, has said he could not "dismiss as intrinsically…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Indemnity deal agreed with State was signed by 18 religious groupsRepresentatives of 18 religious congregations signed the indemnity deal concluded with then minister for education and science…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
C of I Bishop calls for study on sectarianismThe Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher, the Right Rev Michael Jackson, has appealed to other churches to conduct a study of …Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
US request for return of Irish priest deniedA request from the Apostolic Administrator of Phoenix diocese in the US, Archbishop Michael Sheehan, that an Irish priest return…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
A barrister always tipped to become High Court judgeMr Seán Ryan has been a senior counsel since 1983. He was called to the Bar in 1972Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Survivors welcome successor to LaffoyThe appointment of Mr Seán Ryan SC as chairman of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has been warmly welcomed by survivor…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Rabbitte criticises 'reckless' indemnity dealThe Labour Party leader, Mr Pat Rabbitte, has said the indemnity deal concluded by the last government with 18 religious congregations…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Attitudes to Church very encouraging, says BishopThe Bishop of Killaloe, Most Rev Willie Walsh, has said he is "very encouraged" by a survey of the diocese on people's attitudes…Fri Sept 26 2003 - 01:00
64% blame State and church over abuseSome 64 per cent of people interviewed as part of a Prime Time/MRBI survey believe Catholic religious orders and the State are…Thu Sept 25 2003 - 01:00
Catholic association for business leaders to open chapter in DublinAn international association of Catholic chief executive officers is to form a chapter in IrelandTue Sept 23 2003 - 01:00
Visiting Algerian dissident unhappy with his receptionIt has been claimed that an Algerian dissident has been snubbed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Oireachtas Committee…Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Muslim newspaper launchedDublin Fianna Fáil MEP, Mr Niall Andrews, has said he hoped the Muslim community in Ireland "may help us return to the sense …Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Archbishop asks McCreevy 'not to hurt the poor'The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Cardinal Desmond Connell, has repeated a call to the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, not…Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
Abuse inquiry begins hearingsThe Ferns inquiry into how allegations of clerical child sex abuse were handled by church and State authorities in that diocese…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
State is accused of 'dividing, exploiting' the abusedThe Department of Education has been accused by a group representing survivors of "dividing and exploiting" victims of abuse …Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Hearing of sample cases backedGroups representing survivors of abuse in residential institutions are to press Department of Education officials today to contact…Mon Sept 15 2003 - 01:00
Calls to Vincent de Paul rise by 127% in last quarterFigures released by the St Vincent de Paul (SVP) yesterday indicated that the number of calls for help it received in the Dublin…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Abuse survivors should adopt 'united approach'Survivors of abuse in residential institutions have been urged "to urgently achieve consensus..Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Charity attacks 'unfair' trading systemIrish charity Trócaire has accused the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of "overseeing a global trade system which has generated…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Survivors of abuse oppose 'unjust sampling' methodReaction : Groups representing survivors of abuse in residential institutions are unanimous in their opposition to suggestions…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Churches have side-stepped homosexuality issue, say bishopsThe Church of Ireland bishops have said "a wholesome engagement with, and open discussion of, the issues surrounding homosexuality…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
All parties eager to learn details of Minister's plansReaction: Brother Edmund Garvey has said he believed the record would show that the Irish Christian Brothers had pointed out…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Church requires 'radical revision'The National Conference of Priests of Ireland (NCPI) has been told there is "an urgent need to dismantle clericalism [where clergy…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Healing centre appeals to judge to reconsider quittingMs Christine Buckley, of the Aislinn Centre for healing of institutional abuse, has appealed to Ms Justice Mary Laffoy to reconsider…Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Vatican promoted priest, aware of sex abuse recordUS: The Vatican promoted an American priest through its diplomatic ranks despite being told a number of times that he had sexually…Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Cleric favours legalising same-sex unionsThe Emeritus Professor of Moral Theology at St Patrick's College seminary, Maynooth, Father Enda McDonagh, has said he favours…Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Congregations fear resignation may delay work of commissionA spokeswoman for religious congregations last night expressed concern that the decision of Ms Justice Laffoy to resign from …Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Mother of abuse victim in plea to bishopThe mother of Mr Brendan Shannon, who received €325,000 from the Kiltegan Fathers following his abuse in 1982 by former priest…Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Laffoy decision to resign upsets victimsThere was strong reaction last night from groups representing victims of abuse in residential institutions to the announcement…Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Conflict on timing of sex abuse disclosureA conflict has arisen in Achonry diocese over when Bishop Thomas Flynn was told about allegations of clerical child sex abuse…Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
Prelate in plea for church to restore credibilityThe Coadjutor Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has said the response (of the Vatican) to the unfolding clerical child…Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Dr Hutchinson standing down from church postDr Sam Hutchinson, Clerk of the Presbyterian Assembly, officially retires on Monday.Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
'Crisis of priestly identity' notedMorale is low and motivation is lacking among Irish priests today, Father John Littleton, president of the National Council of…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Priests report to Dublin assemblyAn international assembly of English-speaking priests in Dublin has been told that one in 20 Swiss Catholic priests is in, or…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Amnesia in West about Christian heritage - bishopA "strange paradox in Europe and a great part of the English-speaking world" has allowed "a kind of amnesia" where the Christian…Tue Aug 26 2003 - 01:00
