'No evidence' letter eroded child protectionTHE CLOYNE report provided “no evidence” to support its claim a 1997 Vatican letter circulated to Catholic bishops undermined…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Barriers testify to political failureJUST LAST month, on August 13th, ceremonies were held in Germany to mark the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Clerical abuser asks for 'second chance'ONE OF the most serious child sex abusers among priests in Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese, Bill Carney (61), has written to an…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Austrian priests in revolt over laws on celibacy and MassAN ESTIMATED 400 Austrian Catholic priests, or almost 10 per cent of the 4,200 in the country, are reported to support an “Appeal…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Inquiries under way into alleged abuse at Cork schoolTHREE SEPARATE investigations are under way into the handling of clerical child sex abuse allegations by the Missionaries of …Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Inquiries into alleged abuse in CorkThree investigations are under way into the handling of clerical child sex abuse allegations by the Missionaries of the Sacred…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Priest says bishop's RTÉ interview a 'lesson in what not to do'THE INTERVIEW and statement by Bishop John Magee last week has been described as “an object lesson in what not to do” by Fr Brendan…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Call for prison drug treatment centreA DRUG treatment centre for prisoners needs to be opened in Ireland, Fr Peter McVerry of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Public asked to support 'social impact bonds'THE PUBLIC are being asked to identify the social issues and/or interventions that have the most potential for a scheme of what…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Martin defends controversial new Roman MissalTHE INTRODUCTION of the controversial new Roman Missal in English-speaking countries has been defended by the Archbishop of Dublin…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Clergy devalues language in response to child sex abuseOPINION: IT’S THAT “if” word againWed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Vatican releases priest work filesIn an unprecedented move, the Vatican has published its internal files on an Irish priest accused of molesting boys in Ireland…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Vatican releases files on ex-priest accused of abuse in USIN AN unprecedented move, the Vatican has published its internal files on an Irish priest accused of molesting boys in Ireland…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Priest accuses former Maynooth professor of 'unseemly assault'CO MAYO priest Fr Brendan Hoban has accused the former professor of moral theology at Maynooth Fr Vincent Twomey of an “unseemly…Sat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Journalist Jane Walker dies at age of 69THE JOURNALIST Jane Walker (69) has died at her home in Madrid following a six-month battle with pancreatic cancerFri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Smyth abuse story to be shown tonightTHE STORY of how a Belfast family helped expose Fr Brendan Smyth’s history of child sex abuse will be told in a documentary to…Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Ryan commission sets October deadline for legal expensesA DEADLINE of October 28th next has been set for applications from those applying for their legal costs following dealings with…Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Clergy 'appalled' at handling of abusePRIESTS, RELIGIOUS and bishops are among those appalled by what they have learned about “the wrongdoing of some priests”, Archbishop…Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Groups refuse to contribute towards State redress costsEIGHTEEN GROUPS that were involved with the running of residential institutions for children investigated by the Ryan commission…Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Why is Vatican so miffed at reaction to Cloyne report?OPINION : SO, ROME is miffed at “excessive reactions” in Ireland following publication of the Cloyne reportThu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Jerusalem post for Glenstal priestTHE ELECTION of Benedictine Fr Gregory Collins of Glenstal Abbey, Co Limerick as sixth Abbot of Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem …Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Government says onus on Vatican to respond to KennyTHE ONUS is now on the Vatican to respond to the Taoiseach’s speech of last Wednesday, a Government spokesman said last night…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Church abuse board chief calls for wider powersPOWERS OF compellability should be extended by the State to the Catholic Church child protection watchdog to ensure co-operation…Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Support body to be in place by end of yearVICTIMS: A STATE agency that will provide compensation as well as support services to victims of abuse will be up and running…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Kenny reflected anger, says bishopTAOISEACH'S SPEECH: ANOTHER CATHOLIC bishop has come out in support of Enda Kenny’s uprecedented address to the Dáil on Wednesday…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Orders have 'moral responsibility' over abuse costsTHE GOVERNMENT is “fully satisfied that it is entirely right and proper” that religious congregations pay half the costs of compensation…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
People's deep anger echoed in Kenny speech, says bishopTHE SPEECH by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the Dáil on Wednesday “accurately reflects the deep anger of the people of Ireland at the…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
'Everything I wanted to hear for years,' says victimREACTION: REACTION FROM victims of clerical sex abuse and their representatives to the Taoiseach’s Wednesday Dáil address has…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Vatican calls for 'objective' debate on Cloyne reportA SENIOR Vatican spokesman has responded to the Taoiseach’s unprecedented criticisms of the Catholic Church following the Cloyne…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Legionaries to close novitiate over lack of vocationsTHE CONTROVERSIAL Legionaries of Christ religious congregation is to close its novitiate in Dublin due to falling vocations.Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Dáil to debate motion on Cloyne 'deploring Vatican intervention'A GOVERNMENT motion on the Cloyne report, to be debated in the Dáil today, “deplores the Vatican’s intervention which contributed…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Magdalene premiere: Irish-made documentary airs tonightTHE ONLY Irish-made documentary on the Magdalene laundries to date will get its television premiere on TG4 at 9.30 tonight.Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Church's solicitor guarded every angleA NAME that crops up with conspicuous frequency in the Cloyne report, when it comes to “restraint” on the part of Catholic Church…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Church watchdog is auditing Raphoe dioceseTHE CATHOLIC Bishop of Raphoe, Dr Philip Boyce, has confirmed that his is one of the dioceses audited by the church’s child protection…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Martin warns of 'serious' about-turn on abuseA PROPOSAL under legislation that allegations of abuse may not be reported to gardaí if the victim requests such a move would…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
'The church can never rest until the last victim has found peace'ARCHBISHOP'S HOMILY: GREAT DAMAGE has been done to the credibility of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Religious bodies may boycott Quinn compensation meetingREPRESENTATIVES OF some of the 18 religious congregations that managed residential institutions for children investigated by …Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Congregations 'in boycott threat'Representatives of some of the 18 religious congregations that managed residential institutions for children investigated by …Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Martin 'angered' at Church responseGreat damage has been done to the credibility of the Church in Ireland as a result of the handling of child abuse allegations…Sun Jul 17 2011 - 01:00
Confessional seal: what it means in Irish legislation and abroadTHE SEAL of the confessional is generally respected in most western jurisdictions, whether constitutionally or by custom and …Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Catholic weekly urges Church to break links with 'corrupt and cruel'THE CATHOLIC Church in the UK has been asked to return £100,000 (€114,000) donated by James Murdoch to help defray the costs …Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
'A few' not committing to protection practicesCHURCH WATCHDOG: SOME CATHOLIC Church leaders are still not giving full commitment to implementing the best child-protection…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Band of holy brothers determined to stick togetherANALYSIS: ONE OF the striking features of the conduct of Irish bishops throughout this lengthy clerical child sex abuse crisis…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Nuncio was 'unable to assist' Murphy commissionPAPAL NUNCIO'S ROLE: THE PAPAL nuncio told the Murphy commission he could not assist its workThu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Bishop used 'mental reservation' in accountsTESTIMONY: “MENTAL RESERVATION” was employed by Bishop John Magee in his preparation of two accounts of one meeting with an …Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Bishop John Magee in profileBishop John Magee (74) is from Newry, Co Down, and occupies a unique place in Catholic Church history, having been the only papal…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
A history of clerical abuse inquiriesThe report into the investigation into allegations of clerical child sex abuse in Cloyne is the fourth inquiry into the affairs…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Cloyne report published todayTHE LONG-AWAITED report into the handling of clerical sexual abuse allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne is to be published…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Bishops not blocking audit, says watchdogTHE CATHOLIC Church’s child protection watchdog “has experienced no refusal to co-operate by bishops” with its audit of child…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Ryan, Murphy and now Cloyne: time for truth nearsON RTÉ RADIO 1’s This Week programme last Sunday Minister for Justice Alan Shatter told Gavin Jennings that the Cloyne report…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
