Halloween: Our annual opportunity for official mischiefIn a Word ... HalloweenSat Oct 31 2020 - 00:30
Restrictions on religious services to stay after archbishops meet TaoiseachCatholic clerics stress importance of gatherings as source of hope at Christmas timeThu Oct 29 2020 - 21:52
Catherine Corless sceptical about delay in publishing Mother and Baby Home reportCommission set up following her uncovering of 796 child deaths at Tuam HomeThu Oct 29 2020 - 19:32
No grand conspiracy to protect those responsible for mother and baby homesWithout such confidentiality there would be no Ryan, Murphy, Cloyne or Magdalene reportsThu Oct 29 2020 - 00:01
Irish birth rate continues to fall amid sustained increase in deathsMarriages as part of religious ceremonies drop below 60% for first timeTue Oct 27 2020 - 00:01
McAleese warns of potential Brexit toll on Belfast AgreementSmall constituencies may ‘still have a grá for old violence’, former president tells podcastMon Oct 26 2020 - 20:09
Care in nursing homes should be prioritised in Level 5, says bishop‘The lives of those who live in such facilities should be valued, respected, and enhanced’Mon Oct 26 2020 - 20:02
Church leaders press Government to allow public worshipFour Catholic archbishops ask to meet Taoiseach to discuss Covid-19 restrictionsMon Oct 26 2020 - 19:28
Concern grows for older people living alone under Level 5 restrictions‘They struggle at this time of year anyhow, with the days getting shorter’Fri Oct 23 2020 - 14:54
Pope’s comments on homosexual unions ‘a very strong message’Idea church cannot live with gay civil unions is unacceptable, Archbishop of Dublin saysThu Oct 22 2020 - 21:39
Pope must follow through on support for same-sex civil unions, says McAleeseFrancis suggests in documentary ‘civil union law’ should be created for gay peopleThu Oct 22 2020 - 02:15
Coronavirus: Schools safer than wider community, officials sayRate of positives in school testing running at about a third the rate in overall communityMon Oct 19 2020 - 02:57
Anglican archbishops say UK Brexit law will have ‘enormous moral’ impactChurch leaders ask ‘on what foundations does our democracy stand?’ if Bill is passedMon Oct 19 2020 - 00:01
Diarmuid Martin warns against religious intolerance, anti-mask behaviourArchbishop refers to attempts to overturn his car prior to Croke Park Eid event last JulyFri Oct 16 2020 - 15:23
Galway clergy pledge to run each day during Level 3 for spiritual and financial reasons‘We want local people to join us in doing 3K-a-day until the churches open again’Thu Oct 15 2020 - 19:15
Cross-border Catholics may attend Masses in NI parishes, but not in RepublicOver half Clogher parishes in Northern Ireland, with two in both jurisdictionsThu Oct 15 2020 - 17:13
Twelve artists elected to AosdánaAssociation honours new members in artforms such as writing, drama, dance and filmTue Oct 13 2020 - 21:51
White US Christians favour re-election of TrumpUS president’s support strongest among white evangelicals, Protestants and CatholicsTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:59
Tractor driver (50s) dies from injuries after vehicle overturnedAppeal for witnesses to incident near Graiguenamanagh, Co KilkennyTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:05
Rev Dr Sahr John Yambasu elected to lead Methodist ChurchPresident-designate was born in Sierra Leone, worked as taxi driver and holds doctorateFri Oct 09 2020 - 20:57
Referendum may be needed for Dying with Dignity Bill, says Gino KennyCabinet divided on legislation which has been moved to Oireachtas Committee on JusticeFri Oct 09 2020 - 01:12
Church of Ireland affirms ‘sacredness of human life’ in assisted dying debatePresbyterian Moderator ‘deeply disappointed at Dáil vote on Dying with Dignity Bill’Thu Oct 08 2020 - 20:56
Catholic Bishops warn it will be ‘difficult to draw line’ on assisted suicideBishops encourage people to ‘persevere and not to lose heart’ as pandemic continuesThu Oct 08 2020 - 12:10
Brexit: Ireland’s major churches appeal to UK and EU for clarityLeaders welcome commitments to protect the Belfast AgreementTue Oct 06 2020 - 10:07
Varadkar criticises Holohan: says Level 5 advice 'not thought through'Tánaiste says recommendation was 'landed on us' by surprise on Sunday nightMon Oct 05 2020 - 23:27
Sacked Vatican cardinal accused of bribing witnesses in abuse trial of rivalItalian newspapers say documents show money paid to secure imprisonment of Australian Cardinal George PellMon Oct 05 2020 - 20:43
Moving to Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions ‘a no-brainer’, says specialistTeaching unions seek review on whether it is safe for schools to stay open amid rise in casesMon Oct 05 2020 - 09:55
Pope says older people ‘cruelly abandoned’ to Covid-19Pope Francis hopes deaths may not be ‘tragedy from which we learn nothing’Sun Oct 04 2020 - 19:33
Galway church visited by Columbus and used as stables by Cromwell’s troops celebrates 700 yearsCollegiate Church of St Nicholas in city centre was completed in 1320Wed Sept 30 2020 - 07:57
Church of Ireland bishops approve ‘Taking the Knee’ ceremonyClerics say racism denies belief ‘that all are made in God’s image’Tue Sept 29 2020 - 16:23
Thirteen men have begun training for or are considering priesthoodFive men ordained to Catholic priesthood in Ireland this year to dateMon Sept 28 2020 - 19:23
Albert Gubay foundation gives €500,000 to Irish Catholic charitiesFund recipient St Vincent de Paul Society appoints Rose McGowan as presidentMon Sept 28 2020 - 18:48
Martin ‘seriously concerned’ at Covid complacency amid pressure over church eventsArchbishop says he is worried about parishes taking initiatives to ‘get First Communions done’Sun Sept 20 2020 - 10:20
Ireland to take four children from burnt-out migrant camp in GreeceChildren among 36 Ireland pledged in 2018 to take from migrant camps in GreeceThu Sept 17 2020 - 20:01
Catholics demanding Communion on the tongue a threat to public health, says priestBishops advised ‘there must be limits to appeasement’ in dealings with alt-right viewsThu Sept 17 2020 - 17:58
Fr Tony Flannery rejects Vatican offer to restore ministry for silence, submission on teaching‘I could not possibly have any more dealings with a body that produces such a document’Wed Sept 16 2020 - 21:10
Covid-19 pandemic ‘has profoundly changed Trócaire’s work,’ says chief executivePeople in poverty ‘unable to take preventative measures such as hand washing, social distancing and remote working’Mon Sept 14 2020 - 21:47
In a Word... BlessingsWe are lucky to have such a rich store of proverbs in this countrySat Sept 12 2020 - 00:30
Dublin priest seeks help moving aid to refugee camp in LebanonRosminian cleric working with Lebanese NGO trying to shift material to camp near TyreThu Sept 10 2020 - 15:09
Be more vigilant on social distancing, archbishop tells parishesDiarmuid Martin says public health authorities are concerned about church breachesTue Sept 08 2020 - 20:11
Irish Catholic Church income in ‘free-fall’ due to Covid-19, says priests’ organisation founderWithout collections ‘Catholic life, as we have it, would disappear’ - Fr Brendan HobanSun Sept 06 2020 - 16:00
Call for church bells to ring across Ireland on Saturday to honour frontline workersIn remembrance also of all who have died due to Covid–19 and their grieving familiesThu Sept 03 2020 - 22:11
Monaghan publicans meet Taoiseach to lobby for the reopening of ‘wet’ pubs‘He knows now in no uncertain terms what we need and where we are’Thu Sept 03 2020 - 18:19
