A long journey: The first Spiritan priest to be ordained in Ireland since 2001Three new priests are being ordained in Ireland this week, in an era of dwindling vocationsSat Jun 30 2018 - 06:00
Pope’s Ireland visit prompts ‘protest booking’ campaignOne man who will not be attending papal Mass claims to have secured 800 ticketsTue Jun 26 2018 - 10:15
Church of Ireland bishop defends attendance at conservative forumBishop Harold Miller says he ‘never once heard anyone speak harshly, in anger, aggressively’Mon Jun 25 2018 - 21:08
Bishops’ presence at Gafcon an ‘absolute disgrace’Church of Ireland dean accuses conferenceof ‘tactical use of homophobic rallying calls’Sun Jun 24 2018 - 20:40
High demand for tickets to World Meeting of Families events at the RDSTickets for Knock and papal Mass in Phoenix Park available free from Monday morningSun Jun 24 2018 - 20:00
In a Word . . . gangWe had street gangs which began collecting tyres at New Year’s for the June bonfireSat Jun 23 2018 - 01:00
Mary McAleese: Baptised children ‘infant conscripts’‘You can’t impose, really, obligations on people who are only two weeks old’Sat Jun 23 2018 - 00:01
Infant Baptism is enforced membership of the Catholic Church, says Mary McAleeseConscience in the Catholic Church is supreme, above teachings of Pope and bishopsFri Jun 22 2018 - 20:55
Irish sisters, doing it for the underprivileged in America’s deep SouthTeens left Ireland in 1951 to teach in first free Texan Catholic school for African AmericansFri Jun 22 2018 - 16:36
Tickets for Pope Francis events in Ireland on sale from MondayTotal of 500,000 passes available for Phoenix Park visit with 4,000 more stewards neededFri Jun 22 2018 - 15:18
Arab world’s first female politician receives DCU’s highest honourDr Amal Al Qubaisi ‘a figure of great historical significance’, Dr Martin McAleese saysThu Jun 21 2018 - 20:55
In a Word . . . UlyssesWe began our day at the Martello Tower in Sandycove where ‘Stately plump, Buck Mulligan’ began ‘Ulysses’Sat Jun 16 2018 - 01:00
Speakers at World Meeting of Families include 13 cardinalsOthers taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHughThu Jun 14 2018 - 05:29
Catholic bishops to set up ‘Council for Life’ following Yes voteNot respecting conscientious objections of medical staff a potential ‘great injustice’Wed Jun 13 2018 - 21:23
Cura, the Catholic Church crisis pregnancy agency, to close on FridayDecision linked to declining demand and proliferation of other agenciesWed Jun 13 2018 - 19:05
Churches help perpetuate injustices against LGBT people, says BishopAttitudes within churches ‘seems to be becoming more polarised, not less so’Wed Jun 13 2018 - 17:59
Q&A: All you need to know about the Papal visitAccess to all events by ticket, so no need to storm heaven with well-intentioned novenasTue Jun 12 2018 - 17:29
Pope Francis to face protests in Ireland over illegal church adoptionsSurvivors group says religious orders are ‘extorting the Government over past crimes’Tue Jun 12 2018 - 15:36
Pope Francis to be briefed on institutional abuse ahead of Ireland visitGay families welcome at World Meeting of Families events in Dublin, says PrimateTue Jun 12 2018 - 01:00
Republic's secularisation brings Protestant and Catholic churches closerAnxiety at ‘spiritual malaise in that country and a determination to deny God’s word’Tue Jun 12 2018 - 01:00
Visit of Pope Francis to Ireland: access to venues to be restrictedNumbers attending Phoenix Park Mass limited to 600,000, and 45,000 at Knock ShrineMon Jun 11 2018 - 13:54
In a Word . . . rhapsodyI went silent, wondering whether the taxi driver was bored or tired and just did not want conversationSat Jun 09 2018 - 01:00
Presbyterian Church says same-sex couples can no longer be full membersNew Testament ‘unambiguously regards homosexual activity as contrary to nature’Fri Jun 08 2018 - 17:45
Tickets going fast for World Meeting of Families in DublinOrganisers appeal for more volunteers to assist with management of eventsFri Jun 08 2018 - 03:01
Pope Francis to visit Knock shrine during trip to IrelandPontiff’s Phoenix Park Mass is expected to be the largest-ever ticketed eventFri Jun 08 2018 - 03:00
Presbyterian Church leader allowed to meet pope in IrelandTies with Church of Scotland loosened over latter’s recognition of same-sex marriageThu Jun 07 2018 - 19:07
Year on year rise in allegations of clerical child sex abuseMost of the 135 allegations of abusive behaviour reported in last year occurred before 2000Thu Jun 07 2018 - 15:36
Magdalene laundries: ‘I often wondered why were they so cruel’The nun ‘locked the two of us into the oratory all night long with a corpse’Wed Jun 06 2018 - 19:15
State failed in ‘duty of care’ to Magdalene women - FlanaganBanquet held in Dublin’s Mansion House for some 230 people incarcerated in laundriesTue Jun 05 2018 - 21:51
Hundreds of Magdalene women gather in Dublin for event in their honourFirst time for many to speak freely to other women incarcerated in the laundriesTue Jun 05 2018 - 01:00
Ireland still one of the most Christian states in EuropeMost take á la carte approach to faith and opt to go without regular church attendanceMon Jun 04 2018 - 01:00
Conscience takes priority over church teaching, says Catholic CatechismAnalysis: Faithful have the right to act in conscience and freedom when making moral decisionsSun Jun 03 2018 - 19:57
In a word . . . carbonatedAlong came German-Swiss watchmaker Johann Jacob Schweppe who took Priestly’s invention and manufactured bottled carbonated mineral waterSat Jun 02 2018 - 01:00
Angela Copley founder of Ballyfermot abuse survivors’ group dies‘To say I was humbled and honoured to have her in my life would be an understatement’Fri Jun 01 2018 - 19:53
Bishop condemns ‘jumping and roaring’ over poll resultAlphonsus Cullinan questions ‘the critical thinking ability of the Irish’Fri Jun 01 2018 - 18:54
Catholic and Church of Ireland primates lead pilgrimage to SommeCross-community delegation marking upcoming centenary of end of first World WarFri Jun 01 2018 - 01:00
State confirms adoptive parents registered as birth parentsPractice known about for decades; the only thing new is its acknowledgementWed May 30 2018 - 01:00
RTÉ received 1,277 complaints about abortion debateMore than 90% of those contacting broadcaster felt Yes campaign treated unfairlyTue May 29 2018 - 19:06
Description of Yes result as an end to Catholic Ireland greatly exaggeratesVoters were almost all educated in church-run schoolsTue May 29 2018 - 17:15
Bishop says Yes vote on abortion presents ‘exhilarating challenge’Michael Burrows says repeal of Eighth shows Irish society ‘dislikes hypocrisy’Mon May 28 2018 - 17:40
Minister ‘confident’ of church support for school divestmentLegislation removing baptism barrier to be discussed in Dáil this weekMon May 28 2018 - 14:40
Catholics who voted Yes should consider confession, says BishopKevin Doran says he believes Catholics who backed repeal of the Eighth committed a sinMon May 28 2018 - 11:45
Church leaders dismayed at vote to lift restrictions on abortion‘This country is now on the brink of legislating for a liberal abortion regime’Sun May 27 2018 - 19:02
In a Word . . . passportAs I arrived into Aldergrove airport, I realised – horror of horrors – I had left my passport in DublinSat May 26 2018 - 01:00
Dublin church hosts prayer vigil for No result in referendum‘We’ve great faith in prayer and that prayer will help that we’d have a No vote majority’Fri May 25 2018 - 20:16
Pope to grant indulgences at Dublin World Meeting of FamiliesPartial indulgence for people unable to attend who follow event via broadcast mediaFri May 25 2018 - 06:00
Minister warns over negative health effects from loneliness2016 Census showed almost 400,000 people in Ireland live aloneThu May 24 2018 - 21:51
Bishop urged priests to use anti-abortion campaign text at MassesCall comes after Pro Life Campaign letter to Bishop of Waterford and Lismore said ‘a lot of Massgoers intend to vote Yes’Tue May 22 2018 - 10:49
Brendan Howlin clashes with ex-Ictu boss Begg over referendumDavid Begg said he ‘cannot in conscience vote to repeal’Tue May 22 2018 - 09:57
