Bishop warns over public comment on asylum-seekersThe Bishop of Kerry, the Most Rev Dr Bill Murphy, has warned against irresponsible public comment on the issue of asylum-seekers…Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00
Donegal group offers friendship to asylum-seekersIn Donegal town they have set up the Asylum-Seekers' Support Group which aims to make life less boring for the 55 latest arrivals…Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Haughey sells his property in SligoThe house and lands in Co Sligo bequeathed to Mr Charles Haughey almost 30 years ago are being sold to a buyer from Dublin.Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryMy good friend Liam Hunt remarked: "It must be a great match to be neutral at". It probably was. But we were not neutralWed May 24 2000 - 01:00
Bishops repent for past behaviour of churchesThe Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops of Ferns diocese have asked forgiveness for their churches' past behaviour towards…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
C of I regrets Catholic stance on CommunionThe Church of Ireland has said it is "a matter for profound regret" that inter-church Communion has been "so severely, and it…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Garda search for bodies of IRA victims to be called off this eveningGarda searches at five locations in the Republic for the bodies of six IRA victims are to be called off this evening.Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Jubilee pilgrimages abound as matches are sidelinedReligion wins out over sport tomorrowSat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Call to end `myth' of Protestant schools in RepublicAn end to "Protestant schools" in the Republic was called for in a well-received speech at the General Synod yesterdayThu May 18 2000 - 01:00
Delegates vote against report views on abortion, euthanasiaThe Church of Ireland Synod has refused by two votes to adopt elements of a Role of the Church Committee report which dealt with…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Housing asylum-seekers in prison `immoral'The Church of Ireland primate, Dr Robin Eames, has described as "immoral" and "a total injustice" the conditions in which asylum…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Annual ethical review adoptedThe Church of Ireland last year withdrew investments in British Aerospace following an ethical reviewWed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Synod debates world's debtA speaker at the General Synod yesterday said the cancellation of debt owed by the world's poorest countries "should be no business…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Synod adopts plan to reduce number of representativesThe Church of Ireland Synod adopted a report yesterday which could see representation at the synod radically reduced in future…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Dr Eames sees attitudes hardeningThe Church of Ireland Primate, Dr Robin Eames, said yesterday he had come to believe during the past 12 months that "attitudes…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Drumcree issue comes up in the form of a jokeOnly one speaker at the Church of Ireland Synod yesterday spoke about Drumcree, and he told a jokeTue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Damage to judiciary discountedThe Chief Justice, Mr Justice Keane, has said he does not believe the judiciary was damaged by recent controversiesMon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Friends remember Mary CumminsShe was "both deeply attractive and slightly alarming. You wanted to impress her... in the Pavilion on summer Sunday nights.Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Tabloid press falls upon Mary of MagdalaSeismic tremors passed through civic and religious circles in the city this week following revelations in the Palestine Times…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
C of I synod calls for abortion to be made illegal in most casesA report prepared for the Church of Ireland General Synod has proposed that abortion be made illegal, while being permitted in…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
CORI seeks urgent meeting with Government on asylum-seekersThe Conference of Religious of Ireland, which represents the Catholic religious orders, has sought an urgent meeting with the…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Minister announces review of service for driving testsAn independent review of the driver-testing service has been announced by the Minister of State for the Environment, Mr Bobby…Thu May 11 2000 - 01:00
Community urged to help with vocationsThe Christian community must become more aware of its responsibility to provide vocations, the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
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
