Higgins congratulates Islamic centre on fighting prejudicePresident commends Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin as it celebrates 20th anniversaryMon Nov 21 2016 - 20:42
Analysis: Pope Francis consistent over absolution for abortionPontiff: ‘Remaining only at the level of the law is equivalent to thwarting faith and mercy’Mon Nov 21 2016 - 19:30
Pope allows priests absolve women of ‘grave sin’ of abortionThere is no sin that God’s mercy cannot reach, says Pope Francis in Apostolic LetterMon Nov 21 2016 - 13:16
Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland celebrates 20th anniversaryClonskeagh busiest Islamic centre, with 1,200 praying dailySat Nov 19 2016 - 01:00
In a Word . . . charityCharity will always be needed even though we have recently become suspicious of itSat Nov 19 2016 - 00:00
Religious rift over plans to reform school admissions policiesChristian group claims recommendations of rights body threatens faith formation in schoolsFri Nov 18 2016 - 16:20
Priests accuse bishops of ‘trying to fob us off’Prelates ‘don’t want exclusive club changed’, Association of Catholic Priests meeting toldWed Nov 16 2016 - 22:32
‘Reviled’ priests’ morale at all time low, conference hearsFr Brendan Hoban says clerics are being turned into ‘sacrament-dispensing machines’Wed Nov 16 2016 - 22:12
Minister to set up review of abuse survivors’ group Caranua70% of State organisation’s spending to date allocated to housing, says chief executiveWed Nov 16 2016 - 09:05
Dublin’s Islamic Cultural Centre celebrates 20th anniversaryClonskeagh building was opened in 1996 by then president Mary RobinsonTue Nov 15 2016 - 01:00
Church of Ireland appoints child protection officerGabriel Chrystal brings range of experience from work with police forces in BritainMon Nov 14 2016 - 17:31
Mother and baby home group backs call for forced adoptions inquiryCall made in letter to Taoiseach by a former top official with HSE child and family servicesMon Nov 14 2016 - 17:12
Returned Irish emigrants asked to share experience of coming homeSurvey is intended to help other people prepare for their move back to IrelandMon Nov 14 2016 - 09:04
Christianity key in development of Western culture, says MartinDebate between faith and culture vital for healthy growth of pluralist society, says ArchbishopSun Nov 13 2016 - 18:59
Kenny warned of Garda complaint if he delays adoption inquiryTaoiseach told he could face charges if forced adoption inquiry not set up by end of monthSun Nov 13 2016 - 18:58
Child abuser volunteered at St Patrick’s Cathedral after convictionWider Church of Ireland community ‘deeply dismayed’ at nature and extent of offencesThu Nov 10 2016 - 18:23
Far more Catholics, other Christians back Trump than Clinton81 per cent of self-identified white, born-again or evangelical Christians say they voted TrumpThu Nov 10 2016 - 14:41
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin honoured for contribution to Ireland’s ‘moral ethos’Recent economic recession in Ireland was ‘a crisis about values,’ says ArchbishopThu Nov 10 2016 - 12:57
Catholic laity group calls for female priests and clerical marriageACI also calls on bishops in Ireland to make their views known to Pope FrancisTue Nov 08 2016 - 18:41
Bishops’ letter to Catholic priests’ group criticisedIrish Catholic Bishops’ Conference missive described as ‘a sugar-coated push-off’Tue Nov 08 2016 - 16:08
Catholic magazine ‘Reality’ celebrates its 80th birthdayIrish publication has fallen foul of the Vatican and was deemed ‘dangerous’ in 1960sMon Nov 07 2016 - 19:41
New abbot installed at Glenstal Abbey in Co LimerickFr Brendan Coffey received archbishop’s blessing during Mass over the weekendMon Nov 07 2016 - 15:22
Catholic leader apologises for church’s role in forced adoptionsEamon Martin expresses regret over treatment of mothers ahead of ITV documentaryMon Nov 07 2016 - 14:54
Low attendances, priest numbers put Limerick Masses in perilBishop warns parts of diocese may ‘have Mass every second Sunday or one Sunday a month’Mon Nov 07 2016 - 12:36
Funeral of Fergus Linehan told of kindness and principlesA theatre man who was ‘an appallingly bad actor’ and a dad who loved unconditionallyFri Nov 04 2016 - 17:35
Caesarean court action criticised by midwivesIMA expresses concern over HSE’s attempt to force a woman to undergo procedureThu Nov 03 2016 - 20:50
Surface of what is believed to be Jesus’s tomb uncovered in JerusalemTomb has been covered by marble cladding since at least 1555 but most likely for centuries before thatTue Nov 01 2016 - 14:09
All of Roscommon will remain Roscommon, insists Naughten‘We will not be proceeding with this land grab,’ says Minister of plan for Athlone areaTue Nov 01 2016 - 01:00
‘Lusitania’ telegraph machine recovered off Co CorkNearly 1,200 died when the ship sank after being struck by a torpedo in May 1915Mon Oct 31 2016 - 19:17
How the Irish helped to invent modern-day HalloweenCatholic Church created the day, but the Irish fixation on hell influenced its evolutionMon Oct 31 2016 - 15:48
Catholic Church calls for slowdown on timing of funeralsDublin archdiocese also advises on suitable music, mementoes and personal tributesMon Oct 31 2016 - 01:00
Retired soccer international ordained a deaconOn 800th anniversary, Dominican Order bucks declining priesthood trend in IrelandSun Oct 30 2016 - 16:06
In a Word . . . StrangerGalway, Donegal and Gallagher’s ‘gal’ conjure up the idea of being foreignSat Oct 29 2016 - 00:00
Extended GAA-Sky TV deal draws red card from Fianna FáilDublin councils set to line up with provincial colleagues on return of free-to-air platformThu Oct 27 2016 - 20:07
Bishop urges road users to be vigilant over Bank HolidayFintan Monahan says the loss of life on Irish roads this year is ‘a tragedy for our society’Thu Oct 27 2016 - 18:28
Rectors reject portrayal of Protestantism as ‘watered down Catholicism’Indignant reaction from clerics comes in wake of RTÉ ‘Cutting Edge’ programmeThu Oct 27 2016 - 18:07
Church of Ireland to conduct second census of attendanceSurvey in 2013 found average of 15.5% of church population went to Sunday servicesThu Oct 27 2016 - 17:34
Hungary’s 1956 uprising offers lessons for Europe, says ArchbishopDiarmuid Martin appeals for small nations to be protected amid ‘harsh realpolitik’Wed Oct 26 2016 - 14:41
Pope Francis to lead prayers for peace in Syria and Middle EastEcumenical commemorations are part of marking the anniversary of the ReformationTue Oct 25 2016 - 19:09
Muslims in Ireland encouraged to ‘get engaged, get involved’Press Ombudsman says he has not received a single complaint about press coverageTue Oct 25 2016 - 18:38
Kilmainham Gaol a ‘sacred place’, says Archbishop Martin‘A place of nobility, idealism’ and of things representing ‘deeper dimensions of humanity’Mon Oct 24 2016 - 15:42
Growing opposition among west of Ireland county councils to any new Sky/GAA dealGAA urged to ensure supporters see football and hurling games on ‘free-to-air’ televisionMon Oct 24 2016 - 15:36
In a Word . . . DriveAs our roads get set to welcome intelligent cars, which way should we steer?Sat Oct 22 2016 - 00:00
In a Word . . . ShowerSprinkling water is linked with tinkling sound falling on deaf, over-shampooed earsSat Oct 15 2016 - 00:00
All-Ireland hotels demand adds to homeless family woesColleen and John McDonagh and their six children have been homeless since MondaySat Oct 01 2016 - 09:12
Farmers criticise Mary Robinson’s calls to ‘not eat meat’Industry reacts with anger to former president’s statement on climate justiceFri Sept 30 2016 - 01:00
