Bishops refuse to reveal all allegations of child abuseNO CATHOLIC bishop in the State complied fully with a request by the HSE to supply all information received by his diocese on…Sat Jan 03 2009 - 00:00
Archbishop apologises for church failingsARCHBISHOP OF Dublin Diarmuid Martin has asked for pardon for the Catholic Church's "faults" in the way it has handled the issue…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Pope extols value of economic activity to peaceWEALTH CREATION becomes “an inescapable duty, which must be kept in mind if the fight against material poverty is to be effective…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Priest on atonement walk arrives in WexfordTHE AUGUSTINIAN priest who has undertaken a walk from Cobh to Dublin in atonement for clerical child sex abuse and in solidarity…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Catholic primate talks of 'moral duty' in safeguarding childrenThe Catholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady has spoken of “the moral and civic duty on everyone with responsibility for safeguarding…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Diocese of Cloyne wanted to see State documentsTHE DIOCESE of Cloyne demanded to see all documents the State possessed concerning an allegation of sex abuse made against one…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Catholic body sought unconditional indemnity over Cloyne abuse reportUNCONDITIONAL INDEMNITY from the State was sought by the National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC) in the Catholic Church…Mon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
Mild spell of weather is not expected to lastTHE UNSEASONABLY mild weather of recent days is to give way to temperatures more familiar at Christmas time, with an expected…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Minister questions bishop's role as patronPRESSURE ON the Catholic Bishop of Cloyne, the Most Rev John Magee, to resign is mounting after the Minister for Children Barry…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Recapitalise families and community, urges BradyWE SHOULD rebuild family and community life as well as our economic system, the Catholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady has said…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
'Difference in understanding' may have delayed abuse reportA SIGNIFICANT "difference in understanding" over who commissioned the report by the National Board for Safeguarding Children (…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Catholic institute of theology may be established at TrinityA CATHOLIC institute of theology may be established at the once Protestant bastion of Trinity College Dublin (TCD) if negotiations…Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Cardinal Brady calls for recapitalisation of familiesWe should rebuild family and community life as well as our economic system, the Catholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady has said…Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Church 'cannot be trusted' with the safety of childrenTHE CATHOLIC Church “cannot be trusted to consistently put the safety of children above all other considerations”, Maeve Lewis…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Bishop apologises after abuse report highlights diocese failingsTHE CATHOLIC Bishop of Cloyne has apologised to victims of clerical sex abuse after an independent report found his diocese had…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Primate in appeal to support family lifeSTRONG, SECURE, loving families "are the God-given ideal within which children may grow and fulfil their potentialThu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Dublin diocese defends its spending policiesNO MONEY contributed by Dublin Catholics for the support of their priests has been used for administrative purposes in the diocese…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Results of child protection inquiry in Cloyne may be publishedTHE NATIONAL Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC) has indicated that it may publish the results of…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
'Black Santa' comes out of retirement for charity collectionsDUBLIN’S “BLACK Santa” is to come out of retirement to raise more money for charity in his usual pre-Christmas position outside…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Christmas not a time to be negative , says archbishopAS THE world’s financial markets remain in turmoil the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Most Rev John Neill, has warned…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Prison chaplains criticise new begging legislationTHE INTRODUCTION of new legislation to include a €700 fine or a month in prison for begging “will further criminalise the poor…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Rape now a weapon in Congo war, say bishopsWAR-RELATED rape cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being reported at the rate of 40 per day and rebels are forcing…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Profit motivates stem cell research, bishop saysTHE IRISH Government, the EU and, implicitly, University College Cork have been accused by the Catholic Bishop of Limerick Donal…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Former priest returns to ministry 37 years laterA FORMER Catholic priest was returned to the ministry yesterday in Naas, Co Kildare, 37 years after he was laicised.Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Joyce and Yeats letters sell for almost €20,000DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING letters written by James Joyce and WB Yeats, were sold at auction for almost €20,000 at Bloomsbury in London…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Dublin choir to perform 'Messiah' in VaticanONE OF Ireland's leading choirs has been invited to perform Handel's Messiah for the pope next year as part of celebrations to…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Heavenly wonders: Venus makes its markVENUS EMERGED from behind the Moon yesterday evening as a brilliant dotTue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Perception of Travellers 'shaped by the media'PUBLIC PERCEPTION of Travellers is shaped by the media, whose coverage can vary from "excellent'' to that "bordering on incitement…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
World Heritage Sites list to be reviewedAN EXPERT advisory group has been set up by Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley to review…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Archbishop says prevention 'is vital' to children's healthDELAYS IN attending to the health of a child can have long-term consequences which time may never be able to address, the Catholic…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Warning on church financesECONOMIC CHALLENGES facing Dublin's Catholic archdiocese were "quite dramatic" due to the current turmoil in finances worldwide…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Cowen to visit PMs of Finland, SwedenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen will meet both the Swedish and Finnish prime ministers later this week for consultations on the Lisbon …Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Orthodox archbishop meets church leaders during visit to IrelandA FIRST visit to Ireland by Metropolitan John Yazigi, Antiochian Orthodox Archbishop of western and central Europe, ends tomorrow…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Split between eastern and western Christianity recalledAN IRISH theologian has called on the Catholic Church to acknowledge the offence caused Orthodox Christians by western Christianity…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Growing numbers train to be priestsIT IS “a myth” to say there is a continuing dearth of vocations to the Catholic priesthood in Ireland, the church’s national …Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Complaint against Ryanair lifeboat advert upheldA COMPLAINT by the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) against Ryanair has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Lack of physical affection damages children - priestIRISH SOCIETY has overreacted to the child sex abuse problem, and this may be damaging more people than were even abused, Redemptorist…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Archbishop urges Christians to be 'active artisans' in European projectIRELAND'S DESTINY and identity are "clearly and irrevocably bound with that of Europe", the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Most…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
President warns against 'ransacking the past' at research centre openingPRESIDENT MARY McAleese has warned against what she described as a common practice of "ransacking the past for edited highlights…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Stem cells 'domestic political matter'A DECISION by the governing body of UCC to allow stem-cell research was unrelated to the European Union (EU) or to the Lisbon…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Bishop defends religious educationTHE REMOVAL of religion teaching from primary schools would be "totally at variance with a Catholic philosophy of education", …Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Priests face €11,600 pension cut as diocese deducts State equivalentSOME RETIRED Dublin priests face a loss of income following a Catholic archdiocese decision to revise downwards its contribution…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Airport tax would 'devastate' KnockTHE PROPOSED airport travel tax announced in the Budget "will have a devastating impact" on passenger numbers and future route…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Public lecture on Catholics and JewsCATHOLICS AND Jews: The New Relationship Since Vatican II will be the subject of a lecture by Rev Dr John McDade SJ at St Mary…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Warm tributes paid to Lewis-Crosby at memorial serviceA WARM tribute was paid by former Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Lord Robin Eames to the memory of former deputy governor…Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
Church defends Vatican documentA VATICAN document issued last week, which recommended that seminary candidates undergo "psychological evaluations", was as much…Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
Rescind education cuts, urges C of I synod in DerryMEMBERS OF the Church of Ireland Derry and Raphoe diocesan synod have called on the Government to rescind proposed cutbacks in…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Bishop criticises UCC decisionTHE ARCHBISHOP of Cashel, Dr Dermot Clifford, a member of UCC's governing body, has distanced himself from its decision on stem…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Institute criticises O'Reilly's remarksOMBUDSMAN EMILY O’Reilly has been criticised for saying last week that tax and social welfare laws were unfairly discriminating…Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Investigation into air crash beginsPOSTMORTEM examinations on the bodies of four people who were killed when a light aircraft crashed into the Wicklow mountains…Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
