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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Bishops' issues over audit co-operation don't washANALYSIS: Foot-dragging on the part of church authorities in contributing to redress costs for people abused in institutions …Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Laundries used 'forced labour'THERE WAS no statutory basis for the incarceration of women in the Magdalene laundries, a seminar at UCD was told yesterday.Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
State wants schools from religious orders for redress costsTHE GOVERNMENT is to ask religious congregations named in the Ryan report to transfer ownership of schools to the State to make…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Orders pressed on redress shortfallThe Government is to ask religious congregations named in the Ryan report to transfer ownership of schools to the State to make…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Magdalene orders meet Shatter and LynchREPRESENTATIVES OF the four religious congregations which ran 10 Magdalene laundries between 1922 and 1996 met Minister for Justice…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Girl misses transplant after airlift failureA 14-YEAR-OLD Leitrim girl missed a liver transplant at the weekend because of a failure by State agencies to arrange for her…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Girl's transplant hopes dashed by airlift failureTHE FATHER of a 14-year-old girl whose planned liver transplant in London was cancelled because of a failure to airlift her to…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Cloyne report may be issued next weekTHE CLOYNE report may be published next weekMon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
McAleese welcomed as Magdalene chairTHE JUSTICE for Magdalenes group has welcomed the Government announcement that Senator Martin McAleese is to chair the interdepartmental…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Priest critical of trial by mediaAN IRISH missionary leader has said “it appears now that it is acceptable for media to pronounce any individual as guilty without…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Church still not aiding child sex abuse auditSENIOR FIGURES in the Catholic Church are still not co-operating with its own child protection watchdog, despite assurances from…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Catholic schools 'need faith communities'THE DEBATE about the future of Irish education, the place of religious education in schools and church patronage cannot be separated…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
FF backs multi-faith primary schoolsTHE OBJECTIVES of multi-faith understanding and social harmony “are best served by children of all faiths and none learning together…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Laundry orders run sex workers' aid groupTWO OF the religious congregations which ran Magdalene laundries in the State set up and continue to run the Dublin-based Ruhama…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Bishops reject portrayal of religious belief as 'divisive'THE IRISH Human Rights Commission and those dismissive of religious belief and the Catholic ethos in schools were forcefully …Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
No block to non-religious schools, department tells forumTHE ESTABLISHMENT of non-denominational schools was “never an issue in recent years” at the Department of Education, secretary…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Schools have to include religion classes, forum toldIT IS not possible under current legislation for a school in the Republic to be religion-free, educationalists were told yesterday…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Schools 'have to teach' religionThe three-day forum on school patronage at the Department of Education enters its final day today.Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Primary teachers 'agnostic' on issue of school patronageTEACHERS WERE “somewhat agnostic” when it came to the patronage of primary schools, Irish National Teachers Organisation general…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
