Protestant leaders to meet families of victimsCHURCH RESPONSE: AN UNPRECEDENTED meeting between leaders of the three main Protestant churches in Ireland and the families …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Church pays €¼m to settle abuse caseTHE CATHOLIC Church has reached an out-of-court settlement, said to be worth more than €250,000, with a woman who was abused …Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Brady accepts opinion poll findingsThe Catholic Primate Cardinal Sean Brady has acknowledged opinion poll findings that most people in the Republic believe he should…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Church urged to join new bodyTHE PRESBYTERIAN Church has been asked to reconsider its 1999 decision not to take part in “a single, interchurch body for Ireland…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Sectarian divide is 'a public disgrace'THERE IS a problem with sectarianism right across much of Northern Ireland “and it is acute in what might be seen as some very…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Children 'rarely in equation over abuse'CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said it was hard to understand why in the church’s dealing with the sexual …Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Priests accused of sex abuse live in centre attended by childrenTWO REDEMPTORIST priests accused of child sex abuse continue to live at a monastery and retreat centre in east Galway that is…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Bishop resists lay call to move priests accused of child abuseA CATHOLIC bishop and a religious congregation have refused to remove two priests accused of child sex abuse from a retreat centre…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Robinson criticises Israeli raidTHE OBAMA administration was last night urged to take action over Monday’s Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Irish Archbishop of Benin resigns over sexual affairTHE IRISH-BORN Catholic Archbishop of Benin City in Nigeria has resigned.Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Death of journalist Alan RuddockTHE JOURNALIST Alan Ruddock died suddenly yesterday eveningMon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Cardinal withdraws from talk in OxfordTHE CATHOLIC primate Cardinal Séan Brady withdrew from a lecture he had been invited to deliver at Oxford on May 12th last after…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Fresh calls for referendum pledgeCHILDCARE AGENCIES: SINCE PUBLICATION of the Ryan report “there has been a great deal of policy development,” Fergus Finlay …Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Board's chairman calls for end to church clericalismPRESS CONFERENCE: THE CHAIRMAN of the Catholic Church’s National Board for Safeguarding Children has called for “radical change…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Cardinal Brady to stay in office as he asks for assistanceTHE CATHOLIC primate Cardinal Seán Brady last night said he would he would ask Pope Benedict to appoint a bishop to assist him…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
197 new abuse claims reported to church watchdogA TOTAL of 197 allegations of physical, emotional and sexual abuse of children were reported to the Catholic Church child protection…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Brady defends decision to stayCardinal Seán Brady today defended his decision to stay on as head of the Catholic Church in Ireland.Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Three dioceses fall short on parish best practiceSAFETY REPRESENTATIVES: THREE CATHOLIC dioceses in Ireland still do not have a single parish safeguarding representative some…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Priest stands aside over claims of sex abuseA PRIEST in the Catholic archdiocese of Cashel and Emly has stood aside from ministry pending the outcome of investigations into…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Founder of Cuan Mhuire delighted with awardCUAN MHUIRE founder Sr Consilio has expressed delight that the group, which offers rehabilitation programmes to people with alcohol…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Bishops' offer to resign may have lapsed under canon lawOFFERS OF resignation by Dublin’s two Catholic auxiliary bishops may have lapsed as they were not accepted within the three-month…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiarySLIGOMAN Gerard Jordan and six fellow Sacred Heart seminarians were studying at the Belgian novitiate of Brugelette when Germany…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Sectarianism 'rife' in Republic over Protestant school fundingTHE REPUBLIC has been accused of “sectarianism” where its Protestant minority is concerned and that the Government’s attitude…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Catholic priest thanks church for supportA PRIEST representing the Catholic Church as a guest at the Church of Ireland general synod yesterday expressed gratitude on …Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Archdiocese appoints replacement director to child protection serviceDUBLIN’S CATHOLIC archdiocese has appointed a diocesan director to its safeguarding and child protection service.Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Msgr Liam Seán MacDaid named as bishop of ClogherTHE NEW Catholic bishop of Clogher is Msgr Liam Seán MacDaid (64), chancellor of the diocese since 1994.Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Financial affairs: church to cut costs in wake of €751,000 deficitRETURNS ON Church of Ireland investments fell by 25 per cent over the past year, resulting in an operating deficit of €751,000…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Downsizing of Catholic dioceses could bring benefitsONGOING, BEHIND-the-scenes discussions on the future of the Irish Catholic Church have included a sharp focus on the number of…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Increase in number of pilgrims on one-day retreats to Lough DergFIGURES ARE up once again for the number of pilgrims to St Patrick’s Purgatory at Lough Derg, Co Donegal, following the beginning…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
McAleese predicts 'long road' to redemptionPRESIDENT'S ADDRESS: THERE IS “a huge maelstrom of grief” in Ireland at the moment, President Mary McAleese has said.Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Always a place for religious in Irish life, says Cori headFALLING VOCATIONS: THERE WILL always be a place for men and women religious in Irish life, even as their numbers decline at …Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Brother says Vatican is making same mistakesVATICAN'S ROLE: THE VATICAN is repeating mistakes made in Ireland and elsewhere in its handling of recent clerical child sex…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
'No Escape' docu-drama may tourABBEY THEATRE director Fiach Mac Conghail has indicated that it may take the current Peacock production No Escape on tour, and…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Death of Derek McCullaghTHE DEATH has taken place of Derek McCullagh (66) a former board member at the Irish Times where he was a popular member of staff…Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Pope engineered cover-up of child sex abuse, says theologianTHE POPE has been accused by a leading theologian of engineering a worldwide cover-up of clerical child sex abuse in the Catholic…Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Cardinal Brady in hospital after being taken illTHE CATHOLIC primate Cardinal Seán Brady (70) was admitted to hospital in Craigavon, Co Armagh, last night after being taken …Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Samaritans key for victim who called it a good day when he only raped her‘Samantha’ was just 13 years of age when Fr Brendan Smyth began abusing her at a convent boarding schoolWed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Archbishop blunt about Ireland's 'dark days'C of I PRIMATE: THE ISSUE of what he felt could be Ireland's darkest hour was addressed by the Church of Ireland primate Archbishop…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Betrayal of trust harms society, says Archbishop Martin during ceremonyDUBLIN WAY OF THE CROSS: THE EFFECTS of betrayal of trust on society, on those abused and by those who failed to protect the…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
'Whatever Jesus went through, at least he was spared the Irish weather'PASSION PLAY: IT SEEMED superfluous to pour a jug of water over Pilate’s hands after he had assented to the cry of the mob for…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Dean insists he won't be 'silenced' by boardTHE DEAN of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Rev Robert MacCarthy, said he had “no intention of being silenced” by the cathedral’s board…Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Easter Ceremonies: Names of north's dead to be read outToday will see the 10th anniversary of a special ceremony at Dublin’s Unitarian Church on St Stephen’s GreenFri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Past cannot be ignored, Martin tells parishionersARCHBISHOP'S HOMILY: THERE CAN be no overlooking or rewriting of the past, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has saidFri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Martin acknowledges 'dark times'There can be no overlooking the past, rewriting history or imposing fast-track healing on victims, the Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Campaign to promote religion launchedA CAMPAIGN promoting religion was launched in Dublin yesterday.Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Faithful asked to repent for sins of the fathersOPINION: Why are churchgoers in Galway being asked to seek forgiveness for crimes they did not commit or cover up?Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Minister to get audit on child protection next monthHSE REPORT: A HEALTH Service Executive audit of child protection practices in the State’s Catholic dioceses is to be ready for…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Death of Derek McCullaghTHE DEATH has taken place of Derek McCullagh (66) a former board member at the Irish Times where he was a popular member of staff…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Derry bishop disputes cover-upThe confidentially aspect of an out-of-court settlement agreed between a priest of Derry diocese and a woman who alleged being…Thu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
