Government must address anti-discrimination laws, says NorrisCall comes after two men dismissed from Church duties after marrying same-sex partnersSun Dec 01 2019 - 20:44
Words ‘refugee’ and ‘asylum seeker’ should only arouse concern – ArchbishopRacism is nasty in its effects on men and women who need help, care, and respectSun Dec 01 2019 - 16:15
Government caught between contesting passions over retention of abuse filesSome abuse survivors want files opened while others are terrified about revelationsSat Nov 30 2019 - 03:00
Publication of Murphy report 10 years ago gave ‘confidence’ to abuse survivorsLandmark inquiry ‘changed attitude to clerical abuse’Tue Nov 26 2019 - 02:00
Papal visit to Ireland prompted increase in abuse allegationsTrend of decline reversed as claims rose by six to 20 in 2017, Dublin Archdiocese saysTue Nov 26 2019 - 00:35
Child abuse inquiry admits to ‘seriously erroneous statistic’Number of children who went through institutions investigated by Ryan Commission is about a quarter of 170,000 previously citedMon Nov 25 2019 - 20:22
Mary McAleese: Irish people have ‘no right’ to be racist‘We have to create new narrative around a reconciled Ireland where everyone is welcome’Sat Nov 23 2019 - 22:50
Head of Anglicans hopes conservative wing will not spur schismArchbishop Justin Welby does not wish to talk of Gafcon ‘as though they were the enemy’Sat Nov 23 2019 - 22:17
Removal of organist after same-sex marriage prompts open letterDrumcliffe clergy told musician ‘one of the kindest . . . faithful servants of the church’Sat Nov 23 2019 - 03:28
Níall Tóibín funeral told of ‘great actor, great comedian and great man’Late star knew his demons and knew his gifts, says Mass celebrant Fr Brian D’ArcyMon Nov 18 2019 - 20:59
North/South Church of Ireland divide deepensConservative clergy elected amid opposition to women bishops and same-sex marriageMon Nov 18 2019 - 01:00
Church of Ireland clergy object to conservative bishop’s appointmentLetter claims David McClay’s membership of Gafcon group ‘antithetical’ to new roleMon Nov 18 2019 - 01:00
Sexuality and spirituality are the ‘same pure water’ – Catholic priestGay priest Fr Bernárd Lynch argues sexuality is ‘total, ecstatic self-transcendence’Mon Nov 11 2019 - 21:33
Sisters of Charity urge no delay in building of new maternity hospitalHealth Minister says all outstanding issues have to be resolved before substantial building work beginsMon Nov 11 2019 - 16:30
Archbishop of Dublin’s criticisms of Maynooth ‘hard to hear’Senior figures at St Patrick’s College say Diarmuid Martin ‘not someone you can ignore’Mon Nov 11 2019 - 01:00
Lay Catholics could soon be officiating at baptisms, weddings and funeralsCelibate gay men welcome in priesthood say senior Irish church figuresMon Nov 11 2019 - 00:59
Mary McAleese: Brexit has produced an ‘enraged, not engaged society’Former president says any border poll would require less emotional, more cerebral debateTue Nov 05 2019 - 20:12
Gay Byrne was a loyal, if questioning Catholic all his lifeByrne was the creation of two immovable forces of the mid-20th century – mother and churchMon Nov 04 2019 - 23:04
McAleese urges Ireland to show kindness to strangers and speaks of ‘cowardly’ bishopsEx-president also criticises Pope John Paul teaching and bishop’s yoga commentsSat Nov 02 2019 - 22:15
Mary McAleese elected as chancellor of Trinity College DublinFormer president, whose husband is chancellor of DCU, succeeds Mary Robinson in TCD roleThu Oct 31 2019 - 20:05
Dublin church funeral fees to rise by 23% from JanuaryIncrease to €400 represents advance of 54% since 2018 in Catholic Church feesTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:28
Irish gay Catholic priest to be honoured by President HigginsFr Bernárd Lynch best known for his work with Aids victims in New York and LondonTue Oct 29 2019 - 01:00
Youth homelessness exacerbated, not solved, by emergency servicesConference hears call for radical change in how youth homelessness is addressedThu Oct 24 2019 - 15:32
Archbishop attacks ‘nastiness’ of social media comments by Catholic punditsDiarmuid Martin says ‘negativity and polarisation’ not way to defend Church teachingMon Oct 21 2019 - 10:32
Deep rifts over Presbyterian Church’s hard line on same-sex marriageNew laws in North will see further divisions emerge as attitudes harden within churchMon Oct 21 2019 - 01:00
In a Word . . . HalloweenIn a September during our teens a gang of us took part in cleaning up an old graveyardSat Oct 19 2019 - 00:00
In a Word . . . excludedIt was 2001, Desmond Connell was about to get the red hat, and we Irish media were locked outSat Oct 19 2019 - 00:00
Writing memoir ‘up there’ with Phil Coulter’s ‘many professional challenges’History has proven that Ireland’s Call ‘has ticked the box it was supposed to tick’Thu Oct 17 2019 - 21:21
Eradication of poverty event told of direct provision hardshipEvent told ‘not right that we have over 100,000 children still living in poverty in Ireland’Thu Oct 17 2019 - 19:11
John Henry Newman canonised by Pope FrancisFounding rector of Ireland’s only Catholic university declared saintSun Oct 13 2019 - 15:19
In a Word . . . EuropeThe Irish are linked to old European history by an ancient saint to modern slogansSat Oct 12 2019 - 00:00
Irish universities ‘lost Newman’s dream’, Archbishop of Dublin saysColleges ‘shun any real place for religion in their culture’, Diarmuid Martin saysFri Oct 11 2019 - 18:48
Archbishop calls for Government to take action against racismDiarmuid Martin says rise in immigration will create issues that must be addressedThu Oct 10 2019 - 16:35
UCD says it will be represented at Cardinal Newman canonisationUniversity confirms vice-president will attend after criticism of ‘narrow-minded’ omissionWed Oct 09 2019 - 22:41
Border communities are becoming pawns in Brexit politics, archbishop warnsMichael Jackson criticises the ‘cynical neglect’ in the debate on the UK’s exitTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:39
Nude Biblical images by Glenstal monk are banned by Facebook‘We don’t allow ads with content that features sexually suggestive posturing ’Tue Oct 08 2019 - 14:23
Former registrar appeals for UCD to attend canonisation of Cardinal Newman‘Should be very proud, even boastful, that he was the founder and first Rector’Tue Oct 08 2019 - 14:14
No official Irish presence at Cardinal Newman canonisationNeither Government nor UCD expected to have official representation in RomeMon Oct 07 2019 - 03:00
Brexit: Dismay as North’s pro-remain voices are ignoredRemainers – largely Catholic and nationalist – grow worried as deadline approachesSat Oct 05 2019 - 02:00
In a Word . . . YouthCoffee’s taking far too long/The young barista is singing a song/Don’t worry, be happySat Oct 05 2019 - 00:00
Catholic bishops warn against activities of anti-immigrant groups in Irish society‘Throughout history vulnerable people have had to flee their homes’Thu Oct 03 2019 - 11:51
North’s Catholics left out of UK Brexit debate, Primate Eamon Martin says‘ I’ve become increasingly alarmed at the way the people have found themselves going back into the trenches’Wed Oct 02 2019 - 03:00
Department of Justice ‘disappointed’ with decision to withdraw Oughterard tenderFlanagan says those against direct provision should make clear how they would house those currently in centres around countryWed Oct 02 2019 - 02:17
Bishop Séamus Hegarty had deep commitment to Irish emigrants, funeral toldRetired Bishop of Derry had ‘asked for forgiveness from those who suffered cruelly’Mon Sept 23 2019 - 23:16
