Presentation Sisters go green as part of move against fossil fuelsCatholic church explores how investments can promote solutions to climate crisisFri Nov 17 2017 - 17:44
Criticisms of homeless agencies ‘deeply insulting’ - Alice LeahyPoliticians failing to approach homelessness via ‘basic human issues’, says campaignerFri Nov 17 2017 - 01:00
Catholic Church’s stance on women alienates people, archbishop saysDiarmuid Martin says gender issues a bigger factor in falling engagement than sex abuseThu Nov 16 2017 - 20:32
President Higgins praises use of recycled computers to aid childrenCamara ‘has changed the lives’ of two million people in Africa, the Caribbean and IrelandTue Nov 14 2017 - 21:46
Two priests ordained for Dublin’s Catholic archdioceseChristian life ‘not about blindly following a pre-established rulebook or imposing rules’Tue Nov 14 2017 - 20:54
Put the phone away and talk to each other, says Olivia O’ LearyEmojis are ‘the equivalent of a bunch of sterile filling-station forecourt flowers’Tue Nov 14 2017 - 17:54
Census figures for Ireland’s Jewish population in 2016 not what they seemHundreds of families in high tech industries have returned to Israel since Census nightTue Nov 14 2017 - 14:05
Priests given wallet-size help cards for handling abuse claimsBishops accused of ignoring church guidelines and denying priests’ rightsMon Nov 13 2017 - 12:16
Church vows were ‘like putting a manhole over the sewer’Former Glenstal abbot says pandemic of child abuse and incest is a ‘religious problem’Mon Nov 13 2017 - 02:30
James McClean’s poppy stance praised at remembrance eventFootballer shows ‘great restraint and integrity in enduring these annual taunts’Sun Nov 12 2017 - 17:41
Archbishop Martin accused of being ‘very negative’ about Church‘No reconciliation’ with Dublin priests following his response to 2009 Murphy reportSun Nov 12 2017 - 14:08
In a word . . . armisticeThe Bolsheviks came to power in Russia and established the Communist order which dominated there and eastern Europe for much of the 20th centurySat Nov 11 2017 - 05:42
Priests told to stop calling bishops ‘spineless nerds and sycophantic half-wits’Annual meeting of priests hears bishops ‘not all as bad as painted’Wed Nov 08 2017 - 15:45
Rite and Reason: church-run schools have failed at a deeper levelWould the Celtic Tiger madness have overrun this country if schools had instilled Christian values?Tue Nov 07 2017 - 01:00
Ireland ‘remains more God-fearing’ than Britain, says theologianFr Vincent Twomey says recent research shows ‘practical atheism’ has become norm in UKMon Nov 06 2017 - 18:49
Three Loreto nuns receive awards for work in education, health‘Bravery and humanitarian commitment’ of Sr Orla Treacy recognised by awarding bodyMon Nov 06 2017 - 17:18
Destruction at Connemara church ‘not sectarian’Attack at Holy Trinity Church which caused €70,000 worth of damage blamed on juvenilesSat Nov 04 2017 - 01:00
In a word . . . NovemberIt may be a function of growing older – but as time goes by death does lose its stingSat Nov 04 2017 - 00:00
Documentary on Syrian refugees in Ballaghaderreen to be broadcastBBC-TV3 film follows Ghassan (21) and his family as they settle in to Roscommon townTue Oct 31 2017 - 19:10
Exorcism: prayers against ‘powers of darkness’ published by US bishops‘At no time should the exorcist be alone with an afflicted member of the faithful’Tue Oct 31 2017 - 16:13
Board ousted at therapists’ group as spending questionedOustings come after revelation IACP spent €53,000 on committees in first half of yearTue Oct 31 2017 - 05:02
Calls for Freedom of Roscommon for artist Brian O’Doherty (89)Renowned international artist has said ‘Ireland does not appreciate its foreign achievers’Mon Oct 30 2017 - 21:46
Another Irishman appointed to senior post at the VaticanBishop Paul Tighe becomes secretary to the Council for CultureSun Oct 29 2017 - 13:09
In a Word . . . KneeHow war was averted when I marched on crutches against the Bush-Blair project of 2003Sat Oct 28 2017 - 00:00
Ibrahim Halawa welcomed back with flowers by Catholic priestDubliner says he is ‘taking time off’ with his family following his return from EgyptFri Oct 27 2017 - 20:22
Destruction of church an ‘act of persecution against all Christians’Archbishop says vandalism in was onnemara motivated by anti-Christian sentiment’Fri Oct 27 2017 - 14:06
Church ‘cannot stand by’ and let religion be removed from schoolsArchbishop claims State seeking to dilute right to access school with faith-based ethosFri Oct 27 2017 - 01:00
Cup overflowing at Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin as Sam Maguire visits‘People who may be a bit down on their luck – it brings great joy to them’Thu Oct 26 2017 - 19:57
Ibrahim Halawa comes home: ‘Every day in prison I would imagine this day’Freed Irishman vows to help innocent prisoners around the worldTue Oct 24 2017 - 17:03
Archbishop of Dublin warns against polemics and nastiness in public debatePluralism and democracy no licence to silence diverse views - Diarmuid MartinMon Oct 23 2017 - 14:00
Psychotherapy group facing motion of no confidenceIACP board accused of lack of transparency over €75,000 expenses, travel and spendingSat Oct 21 2017 - 01:50
Dáil committee not open-minded on Eighth Amendment, says bishopBishop Kevin Doran says health workers ‘have no recourse to conscientious objection’Fri Oct 20 2017 - 20:34
Repealing Eighth ‘removes constitutional protection for unborn’Prof Gerry Whyte of TCD’s Law School addresses conference on abortion in AthloneFri Oct 20 2017 - 15:23
Ibrahim Halawa expected to return home within daysIrish man’s release comes a month after he was found not guilty on several chargesFri Oct 20 2017 - 15:07
Two rough sleepers die in Dublin and Drogheda overnightMan in 30s discovered dead in Temple Bar, second man dies after being hospitalisedThu Oct 19 2017 - 16:35
Locals appeal for return of statue stolen during Hurricane OpheliaThree-metre high bronze statue was taken from a green area in Finglas on MondayMon Oct 16 2017 - 21:50
First female president of Royal College of Physicians is set to take officeProf Mary Horgan backs vaccine use and does not consider herself a feministMon Oct 16 2017 - 05:30
In a Word . . . de ValeraMy late father believed he walked on water, unaided, and probably skipped and jumped as well without once sinkingSat Oct 14 2017 - 00:00
Ireland’s Jewish population rises by almost 30%Number of Jews in State reaches 2,557 with over half of them living in DublinFri Oct 13 2017 - 07:17
Ireland’s divorce rate remarkably low compared to wider worldCouple must prove they are living apart for four years before they can divorceFri Oct 13 2017 - 06:52
It’s official: Offaly is the most Catholic county, Dún Laoghaire the leastPeople with no religion fastest growing part of Irish populationThu Oct 12 2017 - 12:54
Homelessness in Dublin an ‘international scandal’, says C of I Archbishop‘People who were promised housing two years ago can expect to die on the street’Tue Oct 10 2017 - 20:37
Bullies among clergy contributed most to fall of Catholic Church in Ireland, says priestA general failure exists to respect individual in Rome and within religious congregationsTue Oct 10 2017 - 20:27
Sean O’Rourke apologises over ‘hunger strikers’ referenceMorrison complains to RTÉ over ‘water was too good for them’ reference to hunger strikeMon Oct 09 2017 - 22:18
Hostility between Christian faiths ‘source of scandal’ – ArchbishopCatholics and Protestants should ‘combine’ efforts in speaking out on key ethical issuesSun Oct 08 2017 - 18:12
In a word. . . budgetIf there were more non-drivers like us, consider how attractive our cities might beSat Oct 07 2017 - 00:00
In a word . . . anglingConsistent to both angling and porn is the heart as a lonely hunterSat Sept 30 2017 - 00:00
Children, not ideology must be ‘at centre’ of education debateArchbishop of Dublin says Catholic schools have an imperative to serve the poorestTue Sept 26 2017 - 21:33
Number of new trainee priests at Maynooth hits record lowChurch of Ireland has twice as many students starting ministry studiesTue Sept 26 2017 - 01:00
