Church leaders in Donegal call for retention of Eighth AmendmentPast failings do not give ‘the right to determine who should be born and who not’Tue Apr 03 2018 - 16:44
Iona Institute has no objection to sexual consent classesShould be age appropriate, keeping in mind parents as primary educatorsTue Apr 03 2018 - 13:57
Data Protection Commissioner to decide over INM breach inquiryODCE is examining conduct of INM board in relation to handling of a protected disclosureTue Apr 03 2018 - 01:01
Pope may visit North during visit, says Archbishop MartinPontiff ‘a complex figure . . . he knows when people are not being true to him,’ says prelateSun Apr 01 2018 - 16:53
Archbishop prays for ‘mature sexuality’ among young peopleThose facing discrimination due to racial, sexual, cultural difference also rememberedFri Mar 30 2018 - 21:43
Church of Ireland bishop says he will vote to repeal Eighth AmendmentAmendment ‘incorrigibly flawed’, Bishop of Cashel Michael Burrows saysFri Mar 30 2018 - 21:00
Seamus Mallon urges new start for Belfast AgreementFormer deputy leader of SDLP says deal has been damaged in some eyes, but it still has promiseFri Mar 30 2018 - 20:50
New administrator in Newry diocese criticised by priestBishop Philip Boyce expressed regret his focus on victims’ needs was not greater in the pastThu Mar 29 2018 - 22:24
Archbishop says there is ‘no ideal family but there is an ideal of family’Diarmuid Martin includes parents who are gay and lesbian, single, separated, non-marriedThu Mar 29 2018 - 21:10
Religious ceremonies involved in 63% of all Irish marriages in 2017August the most popular month for opposite-sex marriages in 2017Thu Mar 29 2018 - 16:18
Unrestricted abortion unacceptable to Church of Ireland leadersCatholic bishop asks if Down syndrome deprives unborn child of right to birth and lifeThu Mar 29 2018 - 15:14
Young Irish people among the most religious in EuropeIreland among top four of 22 countries surveyed for regular attendance of religious servicesTue Mar 27 2018 - 06:59
World can draw inspiration from pope, says President HigginsMissionaries praised for standing in solidarity with people across developing worldMon Mar 26 2018 - 21:07
PSNI team to investigate circumstances in which Fr Malachy Finnegan abused childrenPope accepts resignation of Bishop of Dromore John McAreaveyMon Mar 26 2018 - 12:23
Pope could herald new start for Catholic church in Ireland if he shows contritionVatican photograph from 2007 captures church past and questions its futureSat Mar 24 2018 - 01:00
In a word . . . PhilosophySo much of our youth was wasted on slight philosophies offering shallow answers to overwhelming questionsSat Mar 24 2018 - 00:00
‘Widespread opposition’ in health sector to repeal, claims groupMedical anti-abortion group says proposed regime ‘has nothing to do with healthcare’Thu Mar 22 2018 - 21:15
Cork cleric appointed to senior protocol position at Vatican‘A great personal honour’ for Msgr Joseph Murphy – Bishop of Cloyne William CreanThu Mar 22 2018 - 20:56
Pope Francis’s two-day visit no reflection on Ireland’s standingPontiff (81) has kept his European visits short and many of his trips were just for one dayThu Mar 22 2018 - 01:00
Vatican yet to decide on funeral details for Cardinal Keith O’BrienHigh-profile prelate opted to resign following damaging allegations concerning seminariansTue Mar 20 2018 - 20:44
Call by Irish Catholics for World Meeting of Families in Dublin to be inclusiveConservative elements ready to obstruct compassionate approach of Pope FrancisTue Mar 20 2018 - 19:38
Fr Malachy Finnegan: A child abuser and his victimsDuring therapy sessions for sex offenders, Finnegan insisted: ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’Sat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00
In a word . . . PatsyShe then asked my name and, shocked, said ‘I can’t call you that. It’s a girl’s name’Sat Mar 17 2018 - 00:00
Liam O’Flynn remembered as a ‘magical’ musicianUileann piper ‘bristled’ at being called a purist, funeral toldFri Mar 16 2018 - 18:36
Bishop to visit Laois parish where NI abuser priest served in 1950sAllegations of sexual and physical abuse made later against Fr Malachy FinneganThu Mar 15 2018 - 21:18
Priest urges Catholics not to attend Holy Thursday MassMisogyny very strong in the Church despite the PR words involved, says Fr Kevin HegartyThu Mar 15 2018 - 20:05
Former pupil speaks of his abuse by Fr Malachy Finnegan‘I’m still shaking today when I think of that monster’Wed Mar 14 2018 - 17:35
Call for inquiry into bishops’ spending on abortion campaignAtheists claim Catholic website and newsletter overtly campaign for specific outcomeTue Mar 13 2018 - 21:13
Brother of Mary McAleese calls for Newry abuse inquiryAdults in St Colman’s College and diocese knew about claims, Clement Leneghan saysTue Mar 13 2018 - 12:52
In a word . . . PietaWhat can you say to a mother whose only child has been killed in an accident at 20?Tue Mar 13 2018 - 12:42
US Navy ship to be named after Mayo man killed in VietnamPatrick ‘Bob’ Gallagher was awarded Navy Cross for saving lives of three comradesMon Mar 12 2018 - 17:47
Brother of Mary McAleese suffered ‘sadistic’ abuse at Newry schoolEx-president said her sibling only recently revealed he was abused by Fr Malachy FinneganMon Mar 12 2018 - 12:49
McAreavey remains bishop despite resignation announcementResignation yet to be accepted by Pope and has no validity until thenMon Mar 12 2018 - 06:00
Auditors criticise Islamic Cultural Centre over cash donationsConcern expressed over record-keeping and period cash is being held at Dublin centreMon Mar 12 2018 - 01:56
Centre in Clonskeagh is major symbol of Islam in IrelandOfficial Ireland turns to ICCI to acknowledge the State’s growing Muslim communityMon Mar 12 2018 - 01:07
Who is Dr Nooh al-Kaddo, chief executive of Islamic Centre?Dr al-Kaddo confirmed Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s foundation has headquarters at centreMon Mar 12 2018 - 01:00
Five years of Pope Francis: Lots of style, little substanceHe has appalled the Catholic right, disappointed liberals and delivered little real changeSat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00
In a word . . . Ides‘That’s where Caesar was assassinated 2,062 years ago next March 15th. On the Ides of March’Sat Mar 10 2018 - 00:00
Diarmuid Martin accepts McAleese criticisms of restrictions on womenArchbishop of Dublin says comments by former president reflect his own viewsFri Mar 09 2018 - 11:10
‘Clericalised’ Catholic Church will not survive, says McAleeseIreland ‘seeing the final dismantling of patriarchal, misogynistic empire’Fri Mar 09 2018 - 01:00
Catholic Church resembles ‘a male bastion of patronising platitudes’, McAleese saysEx-president says if church speaks to women as equals ‘we will not be a mystery’ any longerThu Mar 08 2018 - 15:49
McAleese: Christ reduced to ‘misogynistic’ figure by church leadersEx-president says ban on women priests ‘codology dressed up as theology’Thu Mar 08 2018 - 01:00
Priests’ group demands Martin statement over editing of videoWords of welcome for gay people from Cork-born bishop removed from promo clipTue Mar 06 2018 - 22:04
Catholic bishops: Repeal of Eighth would be ‘manifest injustice’Spring meeting statement says removing unborn’s right to life would be ‘shocking step’Tue Mar 06 2018 - 20:07
Welcome for gay parents removed from Catholic videoBishop’s words of support pulled from promotion for World Meeting of Families 2018Mon Mar 05 2018 - 20:03
Bishop who officiated at sex abuser’s funeral resigning ‘with a heavy heart’Dr John McAreavey defended by nephew amid claims of ‘vindictive’ media campaignSat Mar 03 2018 - 18:00
In a word . . . BallaghaderreenWhen she returned to Dublin she wrote a ‘Syrian love letter to Ballaghaderreen’Sat Mar 03 2018 - 00:00
Bride makes it to the church in time - in the back of a squad carSecond couple tie the knot in hotel after church’s insurance company advises against openingFri Mar 02 2018 - 17:09
Church families gathering in Dublin must be inclusive – ZapponeMinister hopes event ‘will not be used... for remarks which exclude, isolate or hurt any family’Fri Mar 02 2018 - 02:30
John McAreavey resigns as bishop amid abuser controversyPeople in Dromore diocese concerned that cleric said funeral Mass for alleged abuserThu Mar 01 2018 - 18:43
