New Saturday night chat show for RTÉELEVEN NEW programmes will be introduced this month on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two television, as well as 14 returning home-produced …Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
First Minister and pope pay respects to former primateTRIBUTES: AMONG FURTHER tributes paid to the late Cardinal Daly at the weekend were those from Pope Benedict and Northern Ireland…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Bishop of Killaloe urges Cardinal Connell to issue statement on Murphy reportTHE BISHOP of Killaloe Willie Walsh has called on Cardinal Desmond Connell to issue a statement following the fallout from the…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
First Minister and pope pay respects to former primateTRIBUTES: AMONG FURTHER tributes paid to the late Cardinal Daly at the weekend were those from Pope Benedict and Northern Ireland…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Bishop Hegarty challenged on handling of abuse allegationsTHE CATHOLIC Bishop of Derry Séamus Hegarty has been challenged to account for his handling of clerical child abuse allegations…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Bishop Hegarty challenged on handling of abuse allegationsTHE CATHOLIC Bishop of Derry Séamus Hegarty has been challenged to account for his handling of clerical child abuse allegations…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Bishop of Killaloe urges Cardinal Connell to issue statement on Murphy reportTHE BISHOP of Killaloe Willie Walsh has called on Cardinal Desmond Connell to issue a statement following the fallout from the…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
'I was not aware of allegations of abuse until Archbishop Connell informed us'INTERVIEW: Bishop Martin Drennan responds to questions concerning his time in the Dublin ArchdioceseSat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Pope's pastoral letter likely before Lent, says prelateARCHBISHOP OF Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said Pope Benedict’s pastoral letter to Irish Catholics is likely to be sent before …Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
'I was not aware of allegations of abuse until Archbishop Connell informed us'INTERVIEW: Bishop Martin Drennan responds to questions concerning his time in the Dublin ArchdioceseSat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Pope's pastoral letter likely before Lent, says prelateARCHBISHOP OF Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said Pope Benedict’s pastoral letter to Irish Catholics is likely to be sent before …Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Laity will adopt duties of declining clerical casteANALYSIS: In the second of our series looking at what things might be like five years hence, we consider the future of the Catholic…Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Barrister who once scaled Mount EverestBISHOP RAY Field had been head chaplain to the Defence Forces from 1991 until his resignation from that post, when he was ordained…Mon Dec 28 2009 - 00:00
Walsh promoted after serving as secretary to Desmond ConnellIN MARCH 1985 Bishop Eamonn Walsh was appointed junior secretary to then archbishop of Dublin Kevin McNamara.Mon Dec 28 2009 - 00:00
Martin challenges auxiliary's interpretationLETTER TO PRIESTS: ARCHBISHOP OF Dublin Diarmuid Martin has challenged the content of a letter circulated to priests in the …Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
People facing many difficulties, says BradyCHRISTMAS MESSAGES: MANY PEOPLE in Ireland this Christmas are experiencing the “fullness of difficulties” with the recession…Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Pope urged to 'repent' over abuseOne of Ireland’s leading child abuse campaigners has issued an open letter calling on Pope Benedict to visit Ireland and spend…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Archbishop's response criticisedA FORMER spokesman for the former Archbishop of Dublin, Cardinal Desmond Connell, has criticised the current Archbishop of Dublin…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Dublin sex abuse victim calls on bishops to resignDUBLIN CLERICAL child sex abuse victim Marie Collins has repeated her call for the remaining bishops mentioned in the Murphy …Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Bishops remark on passing of 'difficult year'IT HAS been “a difficult year for very many”, the Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Alan Harper has said in his Christmas …Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
'I had never even heard of the concept of mental reservation'After previous refusals, Senator Rónán Mullen, formerly spokesman for Cardinal Desmond Connell, partially answers questions on…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Two more bishops named in report may resignTWO OTHER bishops named in the Murphy report have acknowledged they may have to step down, following the announcement yesterday…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Priests accuse church of bad, dishonest leadershipTWO DUBLIN Catholic priests, themselves directly affected by the cover-up of clerical child sex abuse by the church leadership…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Rape group welcomes €15m to address abuseRYAN REPORT: THE DUBLIN Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Children Barry Andrews that…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Victims are left cold by pope's statementSURVIVORS OF child abuse and their representatives reacted with little enthusiasm to Pope Benedict XVI’s statement.Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Signs that action may at last follow words of regretANALYSIS: SOME OF the words used by Pope Benedict XVI yesterday on clerical child sex abuse in the Irish church have a familiar…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
'The reason I didn't report it . . . was because I didn't know'INTERVIEW: Auxiliary bishop Ray Field explains why it would be ‘wrong’ of him to resignFri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
No grounds to resign, says Bishop MoriartySTATEMENTS: THE BISHOP of Kildare and Leighlin Jim Moriarty, who was named in the Murphy report, said last night, “I do not …Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Brady, Martin travel to VaticanCatholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady and Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin have travelled to Rome ahead of a meeting with …Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Bishops shamed by scale and depravity of child sex abuseCATHOLIC BISHOPS have expressed deep shock at the findings of the Murphy report and say they want to “humbly ask for forgiveness…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
End old boys' club, says priest who highlighted abuse in 1993FORMER CHURCH EDITOR: A PRIEST who was removed in 1994 as editor of the Irish Bishops’ Conference-sponsored magazine Intercom…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Archbishop Martin urges young people not to leave churchPRIMATE'S PLEA: THE ARCHBISHOP of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has appealed to young people not to abandon the churchMon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Two more congregations reveal contributions to trustTWO MORE of the 18 congregations investigated by the Ryan commission have revealed they intend to contribute to a trust being…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Theologian calls on all bishops in report to resignALL BISHOPS named in the Dublin diocesan report “should resign immediately from their current pastoral positions”, leading theologian…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Bishop should not 'cling on to office'CHURCH OF IRELAND: A PROMINENT Church of Ireland figure said last night that “a bishop should not cling on to office on the …Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Order says it has no moneyTHE ROSMINIAN order, which managed industrial schools at Ferryhouse in Co Tipperary and at Upton, Co Cork, will not be making…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Prelate expresses sorrow at hurt over commentsTHE BISHOP of Killaloe Willie Walsh has expressed deep sorrow at hurt he may have caused abuse victims by comments he made in…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Canon lawyer criticises archbishopIRISH AMERICAN canon lawyer Fr Tom Doyle has strongly criticised Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin’s comments on the Dublin…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Victims have challenged whole of society, says CofI archbishopVICTIMS OF clerical child sex abuse have been praised by the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Most Rev John Neill for “…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
No mention made of references to bishopBISHOP OF KILDARE STATEMENT: A STATEMENT from the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Dr Jim Moriarty, read at Masses in the diocese…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Call for expulsion of papal nuncioCHURCH OF IRELAND: A CHURCH of Ireland clergyman has called for the expulsion from Ireland of the papal nuncio, Archbishop Giuseppe…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Minister says bishop should examine his positionAS THE Bishop of Limerick, Donal Murray, announced yesterday that he would “be guided by the priests and people of the diocese…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
The Dublin commission: BackgroundThe Commission of Investigation, Dublin Archdiocese came about because of the RTÉ Prime Time programme Cardinal Secrets , broadcast…Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Inquiries into clerical abuse allegationsThe report into the handling of allegations of clerical child sex abuse Archdiocese of Dublin follows on the third statutory …Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
16 religious congregations give abuse compensation figures to DepartmentSIXTEEN OF the 18 religious congregations investigated by the Ryan Commission and which agreed to contribute to a new trust to…Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Commission finds Church covered up child sex abuseThe Commission of Investigation into Dublin’s Catholic Archdiocese has concluded that there is “no doubt” that clerical child…Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Church 'lied without lying'One of the most fascinating discoveries in the Dublin Archdiocese report was that of the concept of “mental reservation” which…Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Walk of Light in Dublin city centre aims to inspire hopeA WALK through the darkened streets of city centre Dublin tomorrow night is being planned by seven different Christian denominations…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Petition on victims of abuse in North to be presentedA PETITION calling for justice for former residents of institutions run by Catholic religious congregations in Northern Ireland…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Bruton emphasises his track recordFORMER TAOISEACH and former EU ambassador to Washington John Bruton said last night that “canvassing was not an issue” in his…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
