Southern considerations shouldn’t destabilise North - ManserghFormer adviser says Home Rule ‘a missed opportunity’ at Casement commemorationSun Aug 17 2014 - 18:30
Call for speedy acceptance by Pope of Cardinal Brady’s resignation letterHealing for Smyth abuse victims cannot begin until then, it is claimedSat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Congregation pays tribute to ‘inspiring’ nuns drowned in KerryTwo Presentation Sisters who died at Inch Beach on Dingle Peninsula last night namedFri Aug 15 2014 - 11:24
Pope Francis warns Korean Catholic bishops against worldly lifestylePeace in Korea affects stability of the whole world, he tells politiciansThu Aug 14 2014 - 20:08
Pope warns Korean bishops against worldly lifestyleMartyrs to be beatified on Saturday do not include Irish ColumbansThu Aug 14 2014 - 18:30
Europe’s Catholic bishops appeal for international action on IraqCall for ‘an end to the atrocious actions’ against religious minoritiesThu Aug 14 2014 - 17:04
Jewish population here not experiencing hostility, says officialNo major incidents of anti-Semitism, says chairman of the Jewish Representative Council of IrelandWed Aug 13 2014 - 21:48
Presbyterian Moderator calls on Irish Government to help Iraq minorities‘What is happening in Iraq shows no regard for humanity’Tue Aug 12 2014 - 22:07
Concern for vulnerable following death of Robin WilliamsFamily and friends advised to be extra vigilant over coming daysTue Aug 12 2014 - 18:33
Archbishops differ on euthanasia issueChurch of Ireland primate opposes ‘active clinical assistance to end life’Tue Aug 12 2014 - 17:01
NI abuse inquiry investigates child migration to AustraliaMost of the 66 witnesses will be interviewed by video link next monthTue Aug 12 2014 - 16:20
Tens of thousands expected at Knock novenaIntended to focus on renewal in the Catholic churchTue Aug 12 2014 - 14:18
Call on bishops ‘to show in practice that they believe in Francis’Further confirmation that younger Catholic priests are uneasy about Pope FrancisMon Aug 11 2014 - 20:22
Seven Irish priests to be beatified by Pope Francis in Seoul next SaturdayHead of Columbans in South Korea critical of church there and handling of papal visitMon Aug 11 2014 - 20:21
Israel denounced by senior Irish clericWhoever argued against criticising Israel ‘has never read the Old Testament prophets’Sun Aug 03 2014 - 17:34
Peace partnership centre agreed between Maynooth and KenyaShalom centre for reconciliation set up by award-winning Irish priest in 2009Thu Jul 31 2014 - 19:09
Ciarán Kilkenny visits projects helping young people in ZambiaInjured Dublin GAA star has had operation and rehabThu Jul 31 2014 - 14:14
Pope Francis thanks Irish teenager for supporting motherMarie Kane: ‘There’s a lot of hope in this house at the moment’Wed Jul 30 2014 - 01:00
‘I didn’t believe it would produce any real result’ says son of abuse victimMother and her daughter receive letters from Pope Francis after Vatican visitWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:00
Stunning first World War pictures by Fr Browne published‘Titanic priest’ had been Irish Guards chaplain in FlandersTue Jul 29 2014 - 13:59
President expresses his horror at escalating events in GazaHiggins tells summer school of ‘enormous increase in unsettled conflicts’Mon Jul 28 2014 - 19:03
Archbishop of Dublin defends pope’s break with traditionMany read Francis ‘superficially and selectively’, says Martin in Melbourne speechMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:00
Holocaust survivor leads Famine 1848 Walk in TipperarySurvived concentration camp on equivalent of six crackers at daySun Jul 27 2014 - 20:22
Neary warns of double standards over respect for religionsArchbishop says people seem to feel free to say whatever they want about ChristianitySun Jul 27 2014 - 15:32
New figures suggest abuse most likely to take place within familyService says 45% of those contacting it claim incident happened in domestic settingSun Jul 27 2014 - 13:52
Dignified funeral service for Louis LentinLarge attendance included abuse survivors whose cause he helpedThu Jul 24 2014 - 21:27
Book has evidence of Cardinal’s role in Brendan Smyth inquiryBrady should not be allowed retire ‘as if he did nothing wrong’ claims abuse survivorThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
Call for social welfare entitlements to be more ‘accessible’ to migrantsSocial care agency says it could not help 1000 people due to ‘over demand’ for their servicesWed Jul 23 2014 - 14:56
Level of homelessness ‘shameful’, Archbishop says‘We need strong vision, less spinning,’Archbishop of Dublin saysWed Jul 23 2014 - 13:39
The difficult early days of Irish independent radioTwenty-five years ago, the State’s first independent radio station, Capital Radio, began broadcasting. I was there. It did not go smoothlyFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Dead of first World War and Clontarf remembered at ceremony in DublinThree faiths, including five Christian denominations, led prayersMon Jul 14 2014 - 01:00
Group of Irish British army pensioners attend Dublin ceremonyHopes the Royal Hospital Kilmainham event will become an annual oneMon Jul 14 2014 - 01:00
Douglas Hyde Conference to focus on Ireland’s rural heritageSpeakers will reflect on contribution to arts of north midlands regionSun Jul 13 2014 - 16:48
Mother and Baby Homes inquiry could ‘close sensitive chapter’Group tells Minister for Children commission of inquiry must be inclusive, wide-rangingThu Jul 10 2014 - 18:25
Seal of confessional relaxed for Anglican priests in Australia where crime involvedAnglican priests in Australia allowed to report serious crimesTue Jul 08 2014 - 19:30
Call for Protestant mother and baby homes to be investigated‘I was a slave all my young life. My mother was a slave to prejudice’Tue Jul 08 2014 - 01:02
Pope told abuse survivors should be helped to avoid self-harm, suicideSurvivor claims under-reporting of abuse cases by church authorities in IrelandMon Jul 07 2014 - 20:36
Irish abuse victim tells Pope she wants Cardinal Brady removedTwo Dublin clerical child abuse survivors met pontiff in Vatican this morningMon Jul 07 2014 - 19:32
Church must show ‘a preferential option’ for the abused - MartinCatholic Archbishop says Church must be ‘a privileged place of healing for survivors’Mon Jul 07 2014 - 19:29
Significant drop in Irish numbers of priests and nunsBetween 2002 and 2012, number of priests fell by 13% and nuns by 23%, Vatican publication showsSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:05
Mother-and-baby homes investigation decision within weeksMinister says sensitivity a ‘primary concern’Wed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Sudden death of writer Dermot Healy inspires many tributes‘A poet of oceanic forlorness in all his writings’Tue Jul 01 2014 - 01:01
New initiative to encourage young people to take part in church musicSummer school at Maynooth starts for 45th time this weekMon Jun 30 2014 - 14:08
Tips for diabetic Muslims on fasting for RamadanLong days of June and July mean prolonged hours of fastingMon Jun 30 2014 - 13:32
Numbers living in poverty up by 120,000 since recession beganIncrease of €5 weekly in core social welfare payments called forMon Jun 30 2014 - 06:40
