Easter services should not be cancelled due to 1916 events - ShatterChurch of Ireland suspended Christ Church services over centenary parade restrictionsFri Feb 19 2016 - 15:56
First Minister of Northern speaks of role 1916 played in recent TroublesLooks forward to future when mandatory coalition not necessary in Northern IrelandThu Feb 18 2016 - 00:09
Coalition’s capital move on church services for Easter SundayEffort to reassure Church of Ireland over traffic restrictions for centenary paradeTue Feb 16 2016 - 20:21
Sharp rise in children seeking food at Dublin Capuchin Day CentreCampaigning priest Fr Kevin Crowley issues plea to next government on housing crisisTue Feb 16 2016 - 20:01
Vatican says no change in policy on reporting abuseReports that mandatory reporting may ‘not necessarily’ be a bishop’s duty deniedTue Feb 16 2016 - 19:40
Vatican body stresses ‘moral responsibility’ to report abuseCommission for protection of minors emphasises church’s duty to inform authoritiesTue Feb 16 2016 - 17:30
Church leaders call on electorate to question candidates on abortion‘Very difficult’ for any Catholic to vote for candidate or party in favour of abortionTue Feb 16 2016 - 14:06
State of Palestine ‘not only matter of justice but of leading normal life’Tourist cancellations were at 40 per cent in Bethlehem last ChristmasMon Feb 15 2016 - 19:33
Easter church services cancelled due to 1916 centenary parade‘There is a considerable sense of disappointment and sadness at this’, Church of Ireland saysMon Feb 15 2016 - 18:41
An Irishman’s Diary about election candidates and their familiesOn the campaign trail with Tom McGarryMon Feb 15 2016 - 11:39
Abuse survivor Marie Collins attacks Curia failure to helpParts of Vatican not co-operating with child safety watchdogMon Feb 15 2016 - 10:30
Roman Curia ‘not co-operating’ with child abuse commissionSurvivor Marie Collins speaks of resistance, even though Pope approves of new plansMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00
New Irish ‘feel pressure’ to allow children be instructed in Catholic faith at schoolsChildren of atheists and of minority faiths are discriminated against’, says Evangelical Alliance Ireland officialFri Feb 12 2016 - 09:36
Clerical concern over access to Easter Sunday services in DublinNo private traffic allowed inside outer ring between 6am and 8pmFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:00
Mandatory reporting of abuse ‘very clear’, says Catholic ChurchArchbishop Diarmuid Martin said co-operation with gardaí has been very productiveFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:00
Archbishop says all allegations of clerical abuse must be reportedRecent Vatican document said it is ‘not necessarily’ bishop’s duty to report abuse claimsThu Feb 11 2016 - 12:25
Couples ‘more likely to split’ over social media than infidelity‘The more communicative devices we have, the less communicative in relationships,' says AccordWed Feb 10 2016 - 09:23
Indian priest claimed superiors knew he abused beforeFlorida’s Palm Beach diocese has murky past on clerical child sex abuse issueWed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00
Social justice activist Reverend McCaughey dies aged 83Reverend was a leading member of the Presbyterian Church in IrelandTue Feb 09 2016 - 16:35
Trócaire launches its 43rd Lenten campaign€8.3m raised in 2015 used to help people in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Middle EastTue Feb 09 2016 - 16:12
How we celebrate 1916 will shape future - Methodist leaderEaster Rising and Battle of the Somme shaped both parts of island - Rev Brian AndersonTue Feb 09 2016 - 15:41
Archbishop denounces Dublin shootings as ‘despicable’Diarmuid Martin describes perpetrators as ‘cynical exploiters who treat life lightly’Tue Feb 09 2016 - 12:19
Fall-off in number of Jews forces only Cork synagogue to shutJewish community in city had numbered up to 500 at its peakMon Feb 08 2016 - 19:34
Irish priest praised in US police letter to the VaticanFr John Gallagher’s evidence led to abusive priest’s convictionFri Feb 05 2016 - 01:02
Record donations to Dublin ‘Black Santa’ appealCharity sit out at St Ann’s Church on Dawson Street raises €41,400 for various groupsThu Feb 04 2016 - 15:27
Higgins questions emphasis on tax cuts in election campaignLaunch of ethics initiative at Áras a stark reminder of past failures in lead up to crashWed Feb 03 2016 - 08:26
Catholic groups call for housing to be key election issueSocial justice organisations say family homelessness rose 90% during 2015Tue Feb 02 2016 - 14:33
No economic recovery evident at Capuchin CentreBr Kevin Crowley says the people he sees every day have seen no differenceTue Feb 02 2016 - 01:04
President Higgins critical of those ‘setting their face against tax’Higgins cautions on essential services being political football ahead of general electionTue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
Catholic primate calls on State to support traditional marriageLegislation and constitutional guarantee needed, says Archbishop Eamon MartinMon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
End of an era for Irish RedemptoristsCommunity priests attend farewell Mass in chapel at Marianella centre in DublinMon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
Last Mass at Redemptorists’ Rathgar centre in DublinSold for €43 million last June, due to falling vocationsFri Jan 29 2016 - 22:46
Irish civil servants feel underappreciated, survey saysMajority believe they are underpaid for their work, according to employee reviewFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00
Blueway initiative hopes to drive tourism in the midlandsTourism Action Plan 2016-2018 takes in 23 actions aimed at sustaining tourism growthThu Jan 28 2016 - 17:34
Roscommon unites against Westmeath ‘invaders’Government’s plan to revise border sparks opposition across the county and abroadThu Jan 28 2016 - 17:19
Irish priest in conflict with church authorities over child abuse-related case in FloridaAn Irish priest who has been serving in Florida since 2000 claims he has been ostracised by the church for reporting abuse-related activities of a fellow priest to local police.Wed Jan 27 2016 - 08:38
Ulster players to speak about faith at Belfast cathedralPienaar, Herbst and Paul Marshall to be interviewed at Church of Ireland serviceFri Jan 22 2016 - 19:21
Priest who faced abuse claims to stay out of public ministryFr Paul Symonds who was not charged by civil authorities to ‘live as retired priest’Fri Jan 22 2016 - 18:44
Archbishop’s comments on school admissions welcomedDiarmuid Martin said presenting a baptism cert not an appropriate way to judge accessFri Jan 22 2016 - 13:12
Pope decrees women can be part of Holy Thursday feet-washingCeremony commemorates Last Supper before which Jesus washed feet of 12 apostlesFri Jan 22 2016 - 01:00
Baptisms to gain school entry ‘wrong’, Archbishop saysDiarmuid Martin says church needs to be more dynamic to slow decline in attendanceThu Jan 21 2016 - 15:04
Mass attendance in Dublin to drop by one-third by 2030Number of priests serving in parishes expected to fall by 60%, report saysThu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
Archbishop dismisses reports of Anglican primates’ meetingCanterbury meeting discussed decision of US Episcopal church to allow same-sex marriageMon Jan 18 2016 - 22:09
Church ‘contributed greatly’ to taboos on suicide - MartinCatholic Archbishop speaks at Mass marking 10th anniversary of support body Pieta HouseMon Jan 18 2016 - 16:16
Funeral of journalist Willie Collins told of ‘self-effacing’ manFormer assistant editor at Sunday Press worked at the Irish Press group for 36 yearsMon Jan 18 2016 - 14:59
