More progress in ecumenics urgedIreland had made great progress in economics but Ireland should make more progress in ecumenics, the theologian Father Hans Kung…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
Golf club allows women to compete but only men can winIt's still a man's world in golfFri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Catholic Church reports £7.2m rise in money collected in Dublin archdioceseMoney collected for the Catholic Church in the Dublin archdiocese during the year to June 1999 was £35.92 million, a £7Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Humanists criticise Dr Daly over remarks on secularismCardinal Cahal Daly has been accused of "a form of incitement to hatred" by the Association of Irish HumanistsThu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Theology conference cancelled due to lack of interestA major millennium conference planned by St Patrick's College, Maynooth, has had to be cancelled due to lack of interest.Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Government should dissociate itself from Healy-Rae comments - QuinnThe Labour Party leader has cal led on the Minister for Justice to "totally dissociate" the Government from comments made by …Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Secularism more threatening than Nazism - cardinalCardinal Cahal Daly has said secularism is "more anonymous and more subtle than either Nazism or Communism were" as a threat …Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Standing on Paschal ceremonyThe Greek Orthodox Easter Saturday Paschal vigil is not for the faint-heartedMon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Animal rights activists threaten the pale GalileanThe preacher Jesus has been speaking in the towns and villages of the Galilee and Decapolis provinces all week and once more …Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Orthodox priest supports amnesty for asylum-seekersThe parish priest of Ireland's only Christian Orthodox Church has supported the suggestion by the Catholic bishops' committee…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Asylum-seeker policy criticised by Muslim clericOne of Ireland's most senior Muslim clerics, Imam Al-Hussein, has strongly criticised the Government's asylum-seekers policySat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Church is being pushed to the margins of Irish life, priest claimsFather Gerard Moloney, editor of Reality, the Redemptorist publication, has said that "increasingly, there are attempts to deny…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Lough Derg to begin walks and one-day retreatsThe jubilee pilgrimage season at Lough Derg, Co Donegal, begins on Monday with a series of one-day retreatsSat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Union warns on rising cost of medical litigationThe Medical Defence Union last night said there was a medical negligence litigation crisis in Ireland.Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
End of a recurring nightmare (Part 1)A year after the genocide of 1994 in Rwanda I visited Ntarama, a village near the capital Kigali, where Tutsis had been mown …Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Missing preacher found alive and well in desertJerusalem, AD 30: Stories in the city that the missing preacher Jesus has been seen alive and well have been corroborated by …Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Pope returns to Rome after week-long visit to Holy LandPope John Paul returned to Rome last night at the end of his week-long pilgrimage to the Holy Land.Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Barak says Pope's visit carries `highly important message about peace'The Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ehud Barak, has described Pope John Paul's visit to his country as "an event of immense historic…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Israel sees Pope's words as `important' to reconciliationA senior Israeli government minister has said Pope John Paul's speech at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Hall in Jerusalem…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Pope issues plea on Palestinian rightsPope John Paul repeated his call for a Palestinian homeland as "a natural right" on his arrival at Bethlehem in the autonomous…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Mass on Manger Square to begin `Palestine Day' of visitPope John Paul begins his day today with a Mass on Manger Square in Bethlehem this morningWed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
Pope gets relaxed welcome to Jordan by a young kingIt was, to quote a headline from an Amman newspaper, "a religious affair with political overtones"Tue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
Water, wine and a sense of humourBethany, A.D. 30 - A close friend of the preacher Jesus, who has not been seen for weeks, has said he is probably in the Judean…Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Call for laws to curb religious `frauds'Judaea, AD30: - Reports that the preacher Jesus has disappeared have been greeted with consternation and derision in Palestine…Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Losers, wimps hailed as `good guys'A mountain, Galilee, A.D. 30: The preacher Jesus has denied that a programme he outlined yesterday is "a charter for losers"Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Asylum-seekers plan rejectedThe Irish Refugee Council has rejected a proposal to introduce "flotels" to house asylum-seekersSat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Irish aid agencies report positive response to Mozambique appealUnited Nations agencies have received more than $32 million in financial contributions to help up to a million victims of the…Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Pope invites prayers for Holy Land visitPope John Paul has invited all Christians "to accompany me with their prayers" on his visit to the Holy Land later this month…Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Two principles in conflict over bloodThe relevant Biblical text which is interpreted by the Jehovah's Witnesses as preventing them from taking blood transfusions …Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Kings from East trick HerodJerusalem, AD30 - The authorities in Judea have reacted with fury to a story in the current issue of Magi magazine which claims…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Pope is inspired by spirit of Mt SinaiAt what was probably the most intimate public gathering he has addressed for some time, Pope John Paul II said in Egypt at the…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
A second-class sex?At the Last Supper, according to scriptural accounts, Jesus broke bread and drank wine with his 12 apostles, all men, and exhorted…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Pope stresses call for Christian unityPope John Paul made a strong plea for greater moves towards Christian unity at an ecumenical meeting with church leaders in Cairo…Sat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
First papal visit to Egypt beginsPope John Paul II arrived yesterday afternoon in Egypt on the first papal visit to that countryFri Feb 25 2000 - 00:00
Rosemary Nelson among peace award recipientsAmong recipients of the 11th annual Peace People of the Year Awards (1999) in Dublin yesterday was the late Ms Rosemary Nelson…Tue Feb 22 2000 - 00:00
Zealots blamed for heckler's protestCapernaum, AD30 - A possibly dangerous situation was pre-empted in Capernaum yesterday when a protester began shouting at the…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
TCD provost joins the Arts CouncilDr Tom Mitchell, provost of Trinity College Dublin, has been appointed to the Arts CouncilSat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Growing band follows preacherSpeculation has been growing in Galilee this week that the preacher Jesus is setting up a new sect to promote his own brand of…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Special award to Patrick Mason presented by Thomas KilroyThe Special Tribute Award was made to Patrick Mason, formerly artistic director of the Abbey Theatre, who said his first reaction…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
State takes `slow boat' stance on ChinaThe State had devoted less resources to developing relations with China than it had where Lesotho or Croatia were concerned, …Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
Church's handling of child sex abuse has been disastrous, US priest saysA prominent Irish-American priest has described as "disastrous" the handling of the child sex abuse crisis by Catholic Church…Tue Feb 08 2000 - 00:00
Zealot told to put his sword awayHis name is Simon. He is a Zealot and has had a falling out with Jesus the preacherMon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Position of church is compared to a monopolyThe director general of the Irish Business and Employers' Confederation (IBEC), Mr John Dunne, has compared the position of the…Mon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Irish `fair, but Austria wronged' by EU reaction to electionThe Austrian ambassador to Ireland, Mr Paul Leifer, has said the Irish Government has been "extremely correct and fair" where…Sat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
C of I cleric urges churches to be part of reconciliation processThe former Church of Ireland bishop of Connor, the Right Rev Samuel Poyntz, has said the churches in Ireland must distance themselves…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Shared drink at well stirs the watersJudaea, AD 30 - There has been heated debate in Palestine this week following a front-page headline in the Moon tabloid on Wednesday…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Pope asserts primacy of Catholic Church teachingPope John Paul II has declared that it is incorrect to regard the Catholic Church as only one of many roads to salvation, criticising…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Autistic boy emerges from a `walking shell'A reading from the book of Denny Dinosaur by Oisin Fulham (5) has brought great satisfaction to many people, not least his parents…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
A drama still unfinishedAt first sight, Christianity today seems very different from the beliefs and practices of Jesus of Nazareth and His first followers…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Jewish Great War veteran celebrates 100th birthdayIt was Albert Coss's day at the Jewish Home of Ireland in Dublin yesterdayMon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
