Child abuse audit finds 'errors of judgment' but also improvementSUCCESSIVE BISHOPS made significant errors of judgment in the Catholic diocese of Raphoe when responding to child abuse allegations…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Abuse reports trigger unwelcome feeling of deja vuREADING SOME of the National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC) reports on child protection practices in six Catholic dioceses…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Criticism likely for Raphoe bishops on child sex claimsTHREE HEADS of Raphoe Catholic diocese, which includes most of Co Donegal, are believed likely to be criticised for their handling…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Cardinal settles with abuse victimA settlement has been agreed by Cardinal Seán Brady with a Co Louth man who was one of two teenagers he swore to secrecy in 1975…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Cardinal in settlement with victim he swore to secrecyA SETTLEMENT has been agreed by Cardinal Seán Brady with a Co Louth man who was one of two teenagers he swore to secrecy in 1975…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Authority to hold RTÉ inquiryAN INVESTIGATING officer is to conduct an inquiry into the RTÉ Prime Time Investigates – Mission to Prey programme broadcast …Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Priests' group critical of bishopsA group representing Catholic priests in Ireland has asked whether some bishops, including the Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid …Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
BAI nominee to conduct RTÉ inquiryThe compliance committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is to appoint an investigating officer to conduct an …Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ programme 'fair' - broadcasting bodyTHE COMPLIANCE committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland reviewed the Prime Time Investigates: Mission to Prey programme…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Art auction raises €60,000: Donated works raise funds for artistAN ESTIMATED €60,000 was raised at a benefit auction yesterday for artist Alexandra Trotsenko whose three fingers were cut off…Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Child benefit should not be cut in budget, says bishopA LEADING Catholic bishop has strongly urged the Government “to ensure that current levels of child benefit – a vital lifeline…Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Church to publish child protection reports next weekREPORTS INTO six Catholic dioceses by the church’s child protection watchdog are to be published next week.Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Co Louth priest cleared of abuse allegationA CO Louth parish priest who stood down from ministry in August of last year following an allegation of child abuse has been …Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Republic resistant to religious belief a contradiction in terms, says CardinalA REPUBLIC that cannot accommodate the religious conviction and sentiment of large numbers of its citizens is no republic at …Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Disregard for religious faith worrying - BradyIt should be a matter of deep concern to all people of faith that an "easy disregard" for the religious faith of so many citizens…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Media accused of 'anti-priest' biasThere is a serious anti-Catholic and anti-priest bias among sections of the media, including some in the national broadcaster…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Bishop is liable for priests' actions, UK court rulesABUSE SURVIVOR groups in the UK have expressed dismay at a decision by the Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth Crispian Hollis to appeal…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Martin says Vatican Embassy closure 'strange'THE GOVERNMENT decision to close Ireland’s Embassy to the Holy See has been described as “strange” by Catholic Archbishop of …Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Archbishop's name dropped by school on parents' requestA SOUTH Dublin national school called after the former archbishop of Dublin John Charles McQuaid has had its name changed at …Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Catholic bishop of Derry to retire over ill-healthTHE CATHOLIC Bishop of Derry Séamus Hegarty (71) is to stand down for health reasonsTue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Returned emigrant documents church's big house traditionIT BEGAN as a hobby but became an obsession which fuelled a growing rage where 73-year-old Nicholas Quirke was concernedMon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
Derry bishop tenders resignationThe Catholic Bishop of Derry, Dr Seamus Hegarty, is to stand down for health reasons.Mon Nov 07 2011 - 00:00
Historic special relationship now changed irrevocablyANALYSIS: The closure of the Irish Embassy will be seen in the context of a decline in relations following the reports into …Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Media called to report true scale of child abuseTHE MEDIA had been called on to make it clear “each and every time” it reports on clerical child sex abuse that “only a very …Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
'Sackcloth and ashes' attire urged for congressBISHOPS AND priests taking part in the final Croke Park Mass at the Eucharistic Congress next June have been urged to wear “some…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Catholics 'more likely to back state economic intervention'THEIR WORK ethic appears to be alive and well but Protestants are less likely than others to back notions of sharing the benefits…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Dean's 'national cathedral' idea gets angry responseTHERE HAS been angry reaction to an initiative by the Dean of Dublin’s St Patrick’s Cathedral, Robert MacCarthy, to establish…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
McAleese pays tribute to O'Connell the LiberatorIN ONE of her final speeches as President, Mary McAleese has paid tribute to Daniel O’ConnellFri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Fidelity crucial to society, says primateLOVE AND fidelity are vital to the stability of society, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said.Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry into State role in laundries to end by summerTHE INTERDEPARTMENTAL committee to establish the facts of State involvement in the Magdalene laundries intends to conclude its…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Dean seeks backing for national cathedral planECUMENICAL INITIATIVE: ALL PRESIDENTIAL candidates have been sent a letter by the Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin asking…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Douglas Hyde to be rememberedIreland’s first president, Douglas Hyde, will be remembered at a day-long conference dealing with The Economy vs the People: …Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore stands by criticism of Holy See but greets 'constructive dialogue'THE GOVERNMENT has not invited, nor does it plan to invite Pope Benedict to visit Ireland next year, Tánaiste and Minister for…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Son of garda killed in Troubles opposes McGuinnessLETTER: THE SON of the first garda killed in the Republic following the outbreak of the Troubles has supported Ann McCabe in…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Commitment to rural school transport questionedCHURCH OF Ireland members in parts of the State have expressed “deep concern..Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Justice group meets troikaThe Government’s hands are not tied, a Social Justice Ireland delegation said after meeting the IMF-ECB-EU “troika” yesterday…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Diocesan bishops' residence for saleEDMONDSTOWN HOUSE, residence of the Catholic bishops of Achonry for the past 100 years, is for sale.Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness showed 'no mercy' to bomb victimsWARRINGTON KILLINGS: THE IRA’s Warrington bombers “never faced justice, and no mercy was shown to their victims by a man who…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Social justice group to urge troika to avoid 'making bad situation worse'SOCIAL JUSTICE Ireland is to urge the IMF-ECB-EU troika to accept the € 3Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Profession of monk is first for nine years at monasteryON SATURDAY last Br Malachy (46) became the first man to be professed in Mount St Joseph Cistercian monastery in Roscrea, Co …Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Information on priesthood? There's an app for thatEVE REPUTEDLY led Adam into temptation with an appleMon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Bishops asked for €500 each towards nuncio's giftAN E-MAIL sent recently to Ireland’s 28 Catholic bishops invited them to each make a €500 personal contribution to a farewell…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
C of I urges careful language on same-sex relationsTHE CHURCH of Ireland bishops have appealed to “people of all shades of opinion” within the church “to refrain from any actions…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Pioneers thank public for group's survivalTHE PIONEER Total Abstinence Association has thanked the public for helping it “to avoid national closure”.Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
C of I planning conference on sexuality for early 2012A MAJOR conference on sexuality is being planned by the Church of Ireland for next spring and a pastoral letter will be issued…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Hierarchy criticised at priests' first agmTHE FIRST annual general meeting of the Association of Catholic Priests was told last night that if people had a vote on such…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Papal nuncio pays farewell visit to PresidentPAPAL NUNCIO Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza paid a farewell courtesy call to President Mary McAleese yesterday as he leaves Ireland…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Crisis in priesthood to be theme of first agmCRISIS IN the Catholic priesthood will be the main theme of the first annual general meeting of the Association of Catholic Priests…Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Mitchell plan for NI joint heads of stateFINE GAEL: FINE GAEL candidate for the presidency Gay Mitchell has proposed that Northern Ireland could have joint heads of …Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
