New prior appointed to Lough Derg pilgrimage siteFr Laurence Flynn to take over as prior of Donegal pilgrimage shrineMon Sept 25 2017 - 21:59
An ecumenical matter: McAleese made canon at Christ ChurchDevelopment brings to mind president’s ‘wafergate’ furore of 1997Mon Sept 25 2017 - 18:12
Charity chief executive to challenge regulator’s findings on payments of €84,000‘I do not believe I have been given a fair hearing,’ says Barbara Flynn of AtaxiaMon Sept 25 2017 - 12:56
Coveney confident Ibrahim Halawa will be home this weekIrish citizen was cleared of all charges relating to a protest in Cairo in August 2013Mon Sept 25 2017 - 11:31
In a word . . . childThere is nothing as hilarious, or terrifying, as watching a toddler in full tantrumSat Sept 23 2017 - 00:00
Jimmy Magee was truly ‘a different class’, son tells funeral‘Memory Man may be dead but his memory will live forever,’ says Fr Brian D’ArcyFri Sept 22 2017 - 17:32
Former Munster media manager Pat Geraghty ‘dripped integrity’Funeral hears how he endured horrors of his illness ‘without a scintilla of self-pity'Thu Sept 21 2017 - 21:01
Uncovered 1924 paper reveals nuncio’s bias against Irish republicansVatican emissary satisfied Terence MacSwiney hunger strike ‘seems not supported’Thu Sept 21 2017 - 03:36
Catholic secondary schools ‘disappearing from the pitch’, conference toldRequirement for baptismal certificates on admission an issue mainly in south DublinWed Sept 20 2017 - 06:32
Ibrahim Halawa’s sister criticises negative social media commentsIbrahim’s release from Cairo prison may run into next week due to administrative delaysWed Sept 20 2017 - 01:10
Moves afoot to canonise priest with Irish roots for 9/11 roleFire chaplain Fr Mychal Judge giving last rites when World Trade Center tower collapsedTue Sept 19 2017 - 13:51
Halawas ‘overwhelmed, excited, delighted’ by Ibrahim’s acquittalHalawa family thanks public for support over four-year ordeal on an emotional dayMon Sept 18 2017 - 19:02
Census figures ‘legitimise’ faith-based school network, says clericData shows Ireland is ‘neither post-Christian, nor secular’Fri Sept 15 2017 - 16:03
Bishops may change ‘sexist, archaic’ Mass text after Pope rulingMissal used at Mass described as sexist, archaic, elitist by priest groupThu Sept 14 2017 - 13:49
AIB customer details mislaid in Co Galway foundSpreadsheet containing data of 550 customers lost by bank employeeThu Sept 14 2017 - 13:29
Vatican’s stance on children’s rights is not acceptable, says McAleeseUN Convention on Rights of the Child must be implemented in church teachings and canon lawTue Sept 12 2017 - 22:09
Minister assures Protestants of sensitivity in centenary commemorations‘As a nation we are now embracing the past in a more inclusive and and generous way’Tue Sept 12 2017 - 19:59
In a word . . . MayoI’m losing my favourite game, I’m losing my mind again . . .Tue Sept 12 2017 - 14:09
West Cork Protestants ‘dread’ Civil War centenary, bishop saysChurch of Ireland canon’s account of his family’s experience sparked ‘heated debate’Mon Sept 11 2017 - 15:36
No, I’m not the secretary! The trials of Ireland’s only woman bishopMost Rev Pat Storey has spoken of the disbelief she has met while ‘breaking the stained-glass ceiling’Fri Sept 08 2017 - 01:00
Are we right to honour John Mitchel?Patsy McGarry: Irish patriot was staunch backer of slavery and the US ConfederacyMon Sept 04 2017 - 05:00
In a word . . . sublimeNothing this year compared to Joe Canning’s last puc of the sliothar in the 74th minuteSat Sept 02 2017 - 00:00
Church urges Government to reconsider Eighth Amendment referendumTaoiseach and a number of key Ministers meet with senior representatives of Catholic ChurchThu Aug 31 2017 - 20:20
Website to help children of Catholic priests contacted by women from around worldIssue of priests having children is ongoing says Coping International founderTue Aug 29 2017 - 16:05
Homeless crisis: ‘We’ll have children on the streets by Christmas’A campaign is aiming to put pressure on Government to solve a worsening problemTue Aug 29 2017 - 07:10
Catholic priests from Romania being recruited to serve in Ireland‘Vocations are very good there, with a surplus of priests,’ says bishopMon Aug 28 2017 - 11:24
Plates fly ‘in every family’, Diarmuid Martin tells Knock MassThousands gather to mark one-year countdown to World Meeting of Families in DublinMon Aug 21 2017 - 20:56
Catholic Church’s idea of gender equality may be too little, too lateWoman who feels calling to priesthood says daughter asks: ‘How can you follow such an institution?’Mon Aug 21 2017 - 01:30
Countdown to World Meeting of Families in 2018 begins at KnockEvent, which Pope Francis is expected to attend, will take place over five days in DublinMon Aug 21 2017 - 01:13
One man’s global campaign to help children of priestsGuidelines agreed through efforts of cleric’s son Vincent Doyle, but not published yetSat Aug 19 2017 - 02:00
Catholic bishops create guidelines for priests with children‘At a minimum, no priest should walk away from his responsibilities’Sat Aug 19 2017 - 02:00
Pope phones Argentinian who spoke of abuse by Irish priestPresident of Argentina a past pupil of same Christian Brothers schoolWed Aug 16 2017 - 19:48
'I’m no Holy Joe. Or Holy Marty': Marty Morrissey to address Knock faithfulRTÉ broadcaster will speak at novena attended by 150,000 peopleWed Aug 16 2017 - 01:00
Catholic woman bishop on Irish vocations recruitment drive‘Our bishops have absolutely no authority apart from ordaining’Tue Aug 15 2017 - 03:50
Nigerian bishop arrives in Ireland as Vatican’s new envoyArchbishop Jude Okolo is a member of the Igbo community at the centre of Biafra conflictMon Aug 14 2017 - 19:38
Plan for male-only deacons in Catholic diocese criticised by priestsProposal is ‘insensitive, disrespectful of women and counter-productive’, says groupFri Aug 11 2017 - 16:59
Pope orders halt to euthanasia at Catholic hospitals in BelgiumBrothers of Charity face excommunication after lay board of directors sanction legal terminationsFri Aug 11 2017 - 16:18
Limerick priest challenges authorities over role of women in churchA woman ‘can give more meaning to the Eucharist than any male celibate’Thu Aug 10 2017 - 20:05
Priests turn to suicide as workload and isolation increaseAs many as eight Irish priests have died by suicide over the past decadeThu Aug 10 2017 - 05:30
It is simply wrong to call a fertilised ovum a humanObjections to embryo modification defy logic: Law must welcome defeat of genetic diseasesThu Aug 10 2017 - 01:00
In a word . . . MontenegroIt escaped completely the appalling wars of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990sSat Aug 05 2017 - 00:00
Bishop says embryos used in landmark study ‘gave no consent’Catholic Church concerned over US study that removed mutationsFri Aug 04 2017 - 01:00
Trump proposals are about wiping White House ‘shenanigans’ off front pagesLobbyist says it would take Republicans and Democrats ‘working together’ to bring about immigration reformThu Aug 03 2017 - 20:50
Kevin Myers: Support from members of the Irish Jewish community ‘very consoling’Sacked columnist says Varadkar and Fitzgerald ‘breached protocol by attacking me’Wed Aug 02 2017 - 01:00
After 70 years, Fr Davitt marks his platinum anniversaryMissionary priest (96) has also worked in Britain, India and Papua New GuineaTue Aug 01 2017 - 01:00
There’s more to Kevin Myers than his errors of judgmentAs a stylist few can compare, and the former ‘Irish Times’ columnist did the State some serviceMon Jul 31 2017 - 18:07
