Doctors call for legislation to protect conscientous objectors in abortion servicesNurses and midwives hope ‘current protections will apply in the future’Fri Oct 05 2018 - 18:06
Catholic bishops call on Government to respect conscientious objection on abortionDoctors and pharmacists should not be obliged to refer patients to others, they sayFri Oct 05 2018 - 15:27
Protesters object to ‘inhumane’ abortion legislation before DáilCampaigners urge politicians to look at law in great detail and to bring in modificationsThu Oct 04 2018 - 22:22
Irish Catholic Church must avoid ‘autocratic ways of past’Archbishop Diarmuid Martin says Pope Francis told Irish bishops not to repeat past clericalismWed Oct 03 2018 - 07:03
Jesuits call on all Christians to support ‘Raise the Roof’ housing rally at DáilGoverment policy based on flawed ideology of relying on the private marketTue Oct 02 2018 - 21:55
Housing cannot be left to market, say bishopsLocal authorities must once more ‘take responsibility’ for building affordable homesMon Oct 01 2018 - 20:06
In a Word... ....GrannyIrish Water would love Brendan Brehan’s granny, a great woman for saving waterSat Sept 22 2018 - 06:00
In a Word ... DirectionsI undermined my masculinity and asked directions. Worse, I asked a womanSat Sept 15 2018 - 00:00
Kilmore diocese review finds claims against six priestsPilot test of new review methodology takes place at Kilmore diocese and Glenstal AbbeyWed Sept 12 2018 - 06:00
Fergus Finlay ‘really ashamed of where Ireland is in relation to kids’Outgoing Barnardos chief says situation for children worse now than when he took job in 2005Wed Sept 12 2018 - 01:00
Shame over abuse scandals a ‘fundamental stress’ for priests‘We are in a new place, smaller, more humble,’ says Clogher diocesan secretaryTue Sept 11 2018 - 01:00
Number of Masses to be reduced in Border dioceseClogher has just 58 active priests, 28 of whom are over 65, for its 85 churchesTue Sept 11 2018 - 00:09
Pope’s visit not the end of church in Ireland, says archbishopMany commentators missing what the church is, claims Diarmuid MartinMon Sept 10 2018 - 05:33
Presidential election: Joan Freeman’s No vote and Knock cureÁras hopeful speaks of miracle cure and No in abortion referendumSun Sept 09 2018 - 21:53
Nearly 2,700 young people waiting for mental health appointmentsState should use private sector support to reduce waiting lists if necessary, says FFSun Sept 09 2018 - 15:16
In a Word: BeardFacial hair on chin and cheeks survives fashion changes but purpose remains elusiveSat Sept 08 2018 - 00:00
Quality of life rises with age, Dún Laoghaire retirement group hearsResearch shows people finding Ireland more age-friendly as they get olderFri Sept 07 2018 - 19:05
Belief and practice among Christians in US differ hugely from western EuropeAmericans twice as likely as western Europeans to believe in God of BibleThu Sept 06 2018 - 21:20
Bishop calls for new beginning between Catholic Church and Ireland‘I make a humble plea to all who want to begin with us again in a new way’Thu Sept 06 2018 - 18:59
Archbishop asks Dublin parishes to reflect on what it means to be ChristianMartin says aim is to ‘set out a realistic agenda for renewal’ of Catholic ChurchMon Sept 03 2018 - 21:36
Alice Leahy receives international human rights award for her work‘An extraordinary nurse-led service that offers respite, shelter, recognition’ to homelessMon Sept 03 2018 - 20:27
In a Word: AutumnAfter the long, hot summer, the slide to winter brings an array of glittering huesSat Sept 01 2018 - 00:00
The civil war in the Catholic Church breaks into the openPope should respond to accusations of a cover-up made by former Vatican diplomatThu Aug 30 2018 - 01:15
Bishop hopes child protection becomes ‘integral part of Church life’Leo O’Reilly’s view differs from that of Pope Francis on issue of accountability tribunalTue Aug 28 2018 - 14:43
Pope’s sincere words of grief were moving, but not enoughAnalysis: He should instruct that relevant abuse documents be handed to authoritiesTue Aug 28 2018 - 00:52
Pope to study memo on Tuam mother-and-baby homeEstimate puts attendance at Phoenix Park Mass at 130,000, far less than expectedMon Aug 27 2018 - 00:30
Pope Francis lauded at Knock for raising ‘open wound’ of sex abuse‘None of us can fail to be moved by the stories of young people who suffered abuse’Sun Aug 26 2018 - 16:55
Pope Francis is expected to draw crowds of more than 600,000Pontiff has no plans to announce measures to address clerical abuse during Ireland visitSat Aug 25 2018 - 11:01
Who is Pope Francis: Radical reformer or ineffectual figurehead?His reform attempts have stalled and the abuse issue threatens to engulf his papacySat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
In a word ... PopePope Francis is 266th occupant of the post and the first Jesuit popeSat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Simon Harris says it is ‘vital’ Pope Francis takes action on abuseMinister claims Vatican must use pontiff’s visit to accept pain causedWed Aug 22 2018 - 06:53
Vatican could learn from Irish Catholic Church about child protectionDevelopments in child safeguarding over the past 10 years in Ireland have been effectiveTue Aug 21 2018 - 20:52
'Pope Francis wants fasting and prayer to deal with the hushed pain. Give me a break'‘Atrocities perpetrated by consecrated persons’ a fair description of abuseTue Aug 21 2018 - 06:00
Widespread disappointment over letter from Pope Francis on abuse issue‘Tired of meaningless apologies and expressions of solidarity’ that do not involve actionTue Aug 21 2018 - 01:00
Pope Francis: ‘We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them’Strongly worded papal letter says ‘no effort will be spared to prevent abuse and its cover up’Mon Aug 20 2018 - 12:11
Vatican child protection office criticised by Dublin archbishopDiarmuid Martin says Pope Francis ‘needs a better team around him’Mon Aug 20 2018 - 00:06
Cardinal in Pennsylvania withdraws from World Meeting of Families in DublinCardinal Donald Wuerl was to give a keynote address on families at RDS on WednesdaySat Aug 18 2018 - 18:48
In a word. . . handwritingA lifetime of indecipherable hieroglyphics shows longhand is not for everyoneSat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
Pennsylvania’s predatory priests: The Cardinal Wuerl connectionPrelate, due in Dublin this week, is criticised in a damning US reportSat Aug 18 2018 - 01:00
Cardinal says clock ticking for all in Catholic hierarchy over abuse issueArchbishop of Boston says change only possible with significant involvement of lay men and womenFri Aug 17 2018 - 21:00
Vatican expresses ‘shame and sorrow’ for sex abuse by clergyMore than 1,000 children in six dioceses molested by priestsFri Aug 17 2018 - 11:52
Dublin woman to be new chief executive at TrócaireCaoimhe de Barra (48) takes up new role in OctoberThu Aug 16 2018 - 21:49
Irish Catholics call for ‘current culture of misogyny’ in the Church to be erasedRole of women seen as ‘first and most important’ of radical reforms neededThu Aug 16 2018 - 13:47
Pope Francis’s record on child protection ‘has been a dismal failure’Worldwide ‘the problem is not managed effectively anywhere’Thu Aug 16 2018 - 12:39
Bishops’ commitment to child protection ‘a lot of lip service’Ian Elliott, chief executive of church’s child protection body, said his work was resistedThu Aug 16 2018 - 07:12
Vatican child protection chair Cardinal O’Malley cancels attendance WMoFSecond US Cardinal due in Dublin criticised in report for concealment of clergy abuseWed Aug 15 2018 - 18:48
Outspoken Catholic women absent from ‘Voices of impact’ forumNorah Casey defends choice of speakers at World Meeting of Families’ ‘fringe event’Wed Aug 15 2018 - 01:00
Pope’s visit important for all Christians in Ireland – C of I BishopAn ‘opportunity to strengthen the warm ecumenical bonds that already exist’Wed Aug 15 2018 - 01:00
Insurer Allianz denies being ‘headline sponsor’ for World Meeting of FamiliesQuestions raised about similarities between RDS women’s symposium and Rome eventTue Aug 14 2018 - 00:58
