Most senior Catholic prelate yet gives go-ahead to Communions despite public health adviceArchbishop Dermot Farrell says many have concluded the ‘guidelines are discriminatory’Wed Aug 04 2021 - 07:34
Catholic bishops criticised over Communion and Confirmation stancePrelates accused by priests of ‘lining up with anti-vaxers’ and ignoring Covid-19 adviceMon Aug 02 2021 - 15:40
‘A fine journalist of the old school’: Independent’s Dave Halloran dies aged 79Tributes pour in for former deputy group news editor after sudden deathMon Aug 02 2021 - 15:15
‘We all make errors,’ Fr Barber told funeral decades after Fr Marmion allegationsJesuit was appointed Belvedere’s headmaster in 1973Sat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00
'This has brought us to our knees': Jesuits and the sex abuse cover-up at Belvedere CollegeOrder contacted Garda 25 years after receiving first allegations against Fr MarmionSat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00
In a Word . . . PandemicThe bubonic plague is believed to be the most fatal pandemic in human historySat Jul 31 2021 - 00:30
Jesuits confirm sex abuse cover-up at Belvedere CollegeThe order said the late Fr Joseph Marmion, who died in 2000, abused boys while he was on the teaching staff in the 1970sMon Jul 26 2021 - 21:30
Archbishop accuses media of distorted coverage of religionNews and information organs serving ‘questionable ends’ to ‘reshape our values’Mon Jul 26 2021 - 20:32
In a Word . . . VernacularA deterioration of the GAA language set in last year as match attendance was stoppedSat Jul 24 2021 - 00:30
Muslim Eid al-Adha festival to take place at Croke Park for second yearOver twice as many people can attend next week as pandemic restrictions are relaxedMon Jul 12 2021 - 21:29
Anger at short notice of ban on indoor summer camps for children‘We just happened to hear it on the radio, that’s how we found out about it’Sun Jul 11 2021 - 20:19
Ireland’s war dead and those killed on UN service remembered in the rain‘In particular we remember those who died in the War of Independence and subsequent conflict on this island’, said TaoiseachSun Jul 11 2021 - 17:57
Cardinal sins: Can Pope Francis clean up the Vatican’s act?A trial before the Vatican’s criminal tribunal begins this month, those charged include four former Vatican officials and Cardinal Angelo BecciuSat Jul 10 2021 - 06:00
In a Word . . . TruceTomorrow marks the centenary of the truce that ended the Irish War of IndependenceSat Jul 10 2021 - 00:30
Knock August novena postponed for second year due to pandemicAppeal for priests to help with extended, month-long Croagh Patrick pilgrimageMon Jul 05 2021 - 20:37
In a Word . . . Death‘Death’ has died a death, having been overtaken by a ‘passing’ trendSat Jul 03 2021 - 00:30
Irish Methodist Church reaffirms marriage is ‘between man and woman’ after UK voteUK Methodist Church votes to allow same-sex marriageThu Jul 01 2021 - 19:15
Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations deferred due to Delta variantVaradkar rejects claims that in an ‘off-the-cuff’ remark he had cancelled the ceremoniesThu Jul 01 2021 - 16:28
Campaigner against clerical abuse given church awardDr Margaret Kennedy recognised for service to ‘survivors of Church-related sexual abuse’Thu Jul 01 2021 - 15:59
Funding of €3 million allocated for new North-South bridge‘The Narrow Water Bridge will now be delivered upon,’ says TaoiseachTue Jun 29 2021 - 07:25
Fine Gael councillor apologises for ‘inappropriate’ past tweetsVaradkar constituency ally Ted Leddy acknowledges posts as ‘insensitive’Mon Jun 28 2021 - 22:37
Four people rescued by lifeboat off Wicklow coastTwo girls taken to hospital after being pulled out to sea in an inflatable dinghyMon Jun 28 2021 - 00:12
Catholic Archbishop of Dublin begins consultation process on future of ChurchTaskforce to prepare proposals on spiritual and pastoral renewal by end of summerSun Jun 27 2021 - 17:28
In a Word . . . MediaIrish media for a long time did a medium job – at best – of holding power to accountSat Jun 26 2021 - 00:30
Remains of Ireland’s pre-eminent prelate moved to Pro-CathedralCardinal Paul Cullen considered the chief architect of Catholic Church in IrelandFri Jun 25 2021 - 16:16
Parish priest praised in Dáil for raising Pride flag outside churchBallyfermot priest forced to remove flag after complaints to Archdiocese and ‘foul’ social media campaignThu Jun 24 2021 - 22:18
Croagh Patrick pilgrimage extended throughout July due to pandemicReek Sunday event is usually marked on last Sunday in July, but this year will be differentThu Jun 24 2021 - 19:35
Huge level of trauma among people who are homeless, Dáil Committee toldPoverty and childhood trauma among main causes of homelessness, says expert GPThu Jun 24 2021 - 13:48
Concern that Covid measures viewed as Garda not health regulations, AGSI saysSome restrictions ‘impacted disproportionately on some sections of society,’ ICCL saysTue Jun 22 2021 - 20:34
Work of Catholic Church safeguarding body limited by data protection rulesNational Board for Safeguarding Children received 134 abuse allegations in year to March 31stTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:39
Dublin Catholic church removes Pride flag after hostile responseArchdiocese informed priest that certain flags to be flown on ‘special occasions only’ such as confirmationsTue Jun 22 2021 - 15:48
Pride flag raised again in Waterford city after recent damageRecent activity had a damaging effect, particularly on young people, Minister saidMon Jun 21 2021 - 20:49
Corkman (88) marks 65th anniversary of ordination in DunblaneMsgr O’Sullivan says 1996 shooting in local school is ‘burned’ in everyone’s memoriesSun Jun 20 2021 - 20:10
Bishops concerned about impact of North tensions on social cohesionCatholic leaders affirm committment to greater diversity of schools’ patronageWed Jun 16 2021 - 22:18
Men ‘gripped by loneliness’ during coronavirus pandemicIsolation takes toll during pandemic, according to report from men’s sheds associationMon Jun 14 2021 - 16:35
Catholic primary school will not teach bishops’ Flourish RSE resourceLGBT+ issue: Decision follows objections by parents who feel programme does not fit with State’s stanceSun Jun 13 2021 - 14:56
Mother and baby homes testimony may be examined by independent expertMinisters to consider new proposal to examine testimonies ‘through a human rights lens’Sat Jun 12 2021 - 01:00
In a Word . . . MenEmpowered women will soon set about eliminating us. And who could blame them?Sat Jun 12 2021 - 00:30
Refusal of mother and baby home report authors to face Oireachtas ‘deeply regrettable’ – VaradkarFindings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission headFri Jun 11 2021 - 18:29
Severe drop in Catholic Church income in Dublin during pandemicArchbishop says it is time ‘to build new models of ministry’ in time of ‘crisis’Wed Jun 09 2021 - 13:35
In a Word . . . GrannyThe recently deceased US astronaut Michael Collins has a Roscommon backstorySat Jun 05 2021 - 00:30
'We must be on our guard': Defence Forces chief of staff calls for more fundingNavy staff shortages forced State to request support from EU agency to patrol watersTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Canon law means you can check out but you can never leave Catholic ChurchMarriages in ‘non-Catholic churches, beaches, before Elvis impersonators’ considered invalidMon May 31 2021 - 20:02
Boris Johnson baptised Catholic and cannot defect from Church, says canon lawFirst two marriages of Britain’s first Catholic prime minister not seen as valid by ChurchMon May 31 2021 - 09:21
Up to 7,000 abuse survivors assisted by Catholic Church support service‘Endeavours to empower survivors to reclaim and rebuild their lives’, says BishopSun May 30 2021 - 19:52
Halting site report ‘damning proof of gross negligence’ by councilPavee Point says conditions criticised by ombudsman’s report ‘not an isolated case’Mon May 24 2021 - 22:23
Church of Ireland appeals for donations to help Gaza city Al Ahli HospitalFund raising walk of 100 kilometres plannedMon May 24 2021 - 13:51
