Denial of Holocaust belittles survivors of Nazism, says MartinDENIAL OF the Holocaust “is a reprehensible effort to belittle the brave survivors of the brutal Nazi regime”, Minister for Foreign…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Vatican ban on writing by Irish priest 'unwise'A VATICAN ban on future writings by an Irish priest other than with approval from Rome has been described as “unwise” and “counterproductive…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
US cardinal told apostolic visit off to 'a very poor start'CARDINAL SEÁN O’Malley of Boston, who is apostolic visitor to the Dublin archdiocese, was told by a clerical abuse victim last…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Cardinal invites abuse victims to contact himTHE APOSTOLIC visitor to Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese Cardinal Seán O’Malley said yesterday that he and his team “look forward…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Priest banned from writingAN IRISH Catholic priest has been banned by the Vatican from publishing any more of his writings after he suggested homosexuality…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Pope meets Irish delegation on Eucharistic CongressPOPE BENEDICT yesterday met Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin and members of the organising committee of the 50th Eucharistic…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
McAleese praises prisoners council for 'good it has done'IT “WOULD be impossible to ever truly or fully quantify the good that the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO) has done…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Call for inquiry into Magdalene laundriesTHE IRISH Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has called on the Government to set up a statutory inquiry into treatment of women and…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Prisoner support group praisedIt would be impossible to ever truly or fully quantify the good that the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (Icpo) has done…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Lonergan claims Murphy 'thrown to wolves'FORMER GOVERNOR of Mountjoy Prison John Lonergan has strongly criticised the Irish Prison Service for its handling of the release…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Call for full Magdalene inquiryThe Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has called on the Government to immediately establish a statutory inquiry into the treatment…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Ireland can be proud of mission to Congo, says Archbishop MartinUN PEACEKEEPERS REMEMBERED: THE MISSION to the Congo was “something of which Ireland can be proud,” Catholic Archbishop of Dublin…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Humanism linked with all religions through principlesTHE GREAT moral principles are the same for all religions as for humanism, the new honorary president of the Humanist Association…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Cuts in education funding inevitable - archbishopCUTBACKS IN public funds for education were “inevitable”, the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said.Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
NUI honours Patten for North peace roleDESCRIBED AS having been “the most popular British politician in Ireland” by National University of Ireland chancellor Dr Maurice…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Ex-priest guilty of sex assaults against altar boyA FORMER Dublin priest has been found guilty by a jury at the Circuit Criminal Court of serious sexual assaults on an altar boy…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Judge rules ex-priest not guilty on two charges in abuse trialJUSTICE FRANK O’Donnell of the Circuit Criminal Court yesterday directed that a former Dublin priest be found not guilty on two…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Court told of discrepancies in dates of alleged sexual assaultsA MAN who alleges he was raped and sexually abused by a Dublin priest between June 1st, 1979, and June 30th, 1983, asserted in…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Former priest accused of abusing child as an altar boyA FORMER Dublin priest yesterday faced 16 charges in the Circuit Criminal Court involving the sexual abuse of a child.Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Seven to attend sex abuse survivor eventsSEVEN IRISH people will take part in “Reformation Day” events at St Peter’s Square in Rome next Sunday to mark the beginnings…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
Catholic Church's report reaction was 'disturbing'THE MODERATOR of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev Dr Norman Hamilton, has criticised the Catholic Church’s response to the Claudy…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Book says de Valera saw vision of Christ in Blackrock in 1928FORMER PRESIDENT Éamon de Valera had a vision of Jesus Christ in 1928, two years after he founded Fianna Fáil, a new book claims…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Association for priests holds series of meetingsTHE FIRST regional meeting of the newly established Association of Catholic Priests takes place at the Curam Centre in Claremorris…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Archbishops visit Rome ahead of apostolic inquiryIRELAND’S FOUR Catholic archbishops are to go to Rome next week to discuss the forthcoming apostolic visitation to Ireland.Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Group urges worldwide support for Mass boycottCATHOLICS AROUND the world have been called on by a US-based group to support a boycott of Sunday Mass tomorrow in solidarity…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Religious freedom 'not at odds' with human rightsFREEDOM OF conscience and religion is meaningless if we do not allow freedom for beliefs and practices we do not share, a conference…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Late editor 'populist, but never cheap'FORMER EDITOR of the Irish Independent Vincent (Vinnie) Doyle was “the magnificent chronicler of his times”, his friend and former…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Editor remembered as 'magical'Former Irish Independent editor Vincent (Vinnie) Doyle was “the magnificent chronicler of his times,” mourners at his funeral…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Archbishop highlights challenges facing ChurchONE OF the great challenges facing the Irish Catholic Church was “that of inherited clericalism”, the Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Joyful in the afterglow of 'Benedetto'Earlier risers follow the pope to Birmingham for an ‘amazing and wonderful experience’Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Newman, first rector of UCD, beatifiedPOPE’S UK VISIT: THE 70TH anniversaries of the bombing of Coventry and the ending of the Battle of Britain were commemorated…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Pope beatifies Cardinal Newman at climax of visitThe 70th anniversaries of the bombing of Coventry and the ending of the Battle of Britain were commemorated in Birmingham today…Sun Sept 19 2010 - 01:00
A quiet day all day - and only one queueHOLYROOD TURNOUT: AT THE entrance to Holyrood House Palace, official residence of Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland, all was remarkably…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Edinburgh prepares for the first meetingTHERE WAS an air of calm preparation in Edinburgh yesterday as army regiment bands in full regalia rehearsed a march at Holyrood…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
All quiet ahead of Pope's visitAll is very calm in Edinburgh this evening with little indication that a major historic even is to take place here tomorrow morning…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Irish schools to join UK celebration onlineIRELAND’S CATHOLIC schools have been invited to celebrate Catholic education with Pope Benedict during his visit to Britain next…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Minister withdraws from launch of anti-evolution bookMINISTER FOR Science Conor Lenihan will not now launch a book in Dublin which describes evolution as a fantasy and a hoax, after…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Brady asks if Irish people have lost capacity to forgiveTHE CATHOLIC primate Cardinal Seán Brady has asked whether Irish people have lost their capacity for mercy and forgivenessMon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Move to deal with domestic violenceA PROGRAMME to help men responsible for domestic violence to change their behaviour has been launched in Co Meath.Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
Former Irish priest sued in USCIVIL ACTIONS by two Californian men have been initiated there against former Dublin Catholic priest Patrick Joseph McCabe (74…Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
Burton criticises 'rank hypocrisy'THE DEPARTMENT of Finance and the ESRI “need to look at their forecasting mechanisms”, Labour deputy leader and party finance…Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
Abuse victims to celebrate Reformation Day at VaticanCHURCH CRITICS: A SPECIAL “Reformation Day” ceremony is to take place at the Vatican on October 31st to mark “the birthday of…Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
Priest given leave as child safety issue is investigatedTHE CATHOLIC diocese of Derry has announced that a priest there has requested, and been granted, administrative leave while an…Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Knock dress code meant as 'guideline' for visitorsTHE INTRODUCTION of a dress code at Knock shrine in Co Mayo was intended as “a guideline” for pilgrims, shrine manager Pat Lavelle…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Priest in Derry diocese steps downThe Catholic diocese of Derry has announced that a priest has requested and been granted administrative leave while an issue …Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Prelate learned of Dublin bishops' fate from pressTHE FIRST Bishop Donal McKeown heard about the pope's refusal to accept the resignations of Dublin's Catholic Auxiliary Bishops…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Mass boycott call gathers paceJENNIFER SLEEMAN (80) from Clonakilty in Cork is “absolutely astonished” by reaction to her call on women to take part in a one…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Monk's mother calls on women to join one-day boycott of MassAN 80-YEAR-OLD woman is organising a one-day boycott of Sunday Mass “by the faithful women of Ireland” next month.Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Ramadan begins for Muslims todayTHE MUSLIM month of Ramadan begins today and is expected to involve about a quarter of the world’s population.Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Church calls for study over future of primary schoolsA FURTHER study is needed to establish what parents want before the Catholic Church can consider divesting itself of patronage…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
