Does Ireland really need so many Catholic dioceses?
As numbers decline, the church may have to consider amalgamations
New Bishop of Galway appointed
Appointment breaks pattern of episcopal appointments from outside dioceses
Nigerian archbishop appointed papal nuncio to Ireland
Jude Thaddeus Okolo is first African priest to hold church’s diplomatic role in State
‘Very serious’ decline in number becoming priests in Ireland
Papal nuncio says many contributed to improving relations between Holy See and Ireland
Mourners gather to celebrate life of Cardinal Desmond Connell
Faithful told that the late prelate ‘became archbishop at a difficult time in this diocese’
Christians should oppose American ban on refugees, says papal nuncio
Archbishop Charles Brown voices opposition to Donald Trump’s executive order
Michael D Higgins warns xenophobia could ‘destroy democracy’
President tells diplomats global inequality is being exploited by ‘extremists’
Former president, survivors and families attend Holocaust service
Mary McAleese says US controls mean ‘we obviously haven’t remembered enough’
Culture of violence difficult to understand, says archbishop
Diarmuid Martin urges halt to gangland violence and warns of increase in stabbings
Papal nuncio ‘out of sync’ with Irish reality, say priests
Catholic Priests rail against Archbishop Charles Brown over selection of bishops
Biggest annual religious event in Ireland gets under way at Knock
One of largest mosaics in Europe at Knock basilica by artist PJ Lynch draws attention
Pope Francis joins in tributes to Derry bishop Edward Daly
Bloody Sunday priest turned blood-stained cloth into ‘symbol of compassion’
Fewer climbers on Croagh Patrick despite sunshine
Eight injuries reported including one man who suffered a suspected heart attack
Lord Mayor of Dublin absent from Glasnevin cemetery ceremony
Wall include names of all who died in conflicts on island between 1916 and 1923
Services to pay tribute to dead of 1916 and conflict in North
Archbishops Diarmuid Martin and Michael Jackson to pause for silent prayer at GPO
Bishop ‘scapegoated’ by clerical abuse report, funeral told
Celebrant compares Dermot O’Mahony’s suffering in final years to that of some saints
Papal nuncio says Catholic ethos must be nurtured in schools
Archbishop Charles Brown says church has nothing to fear from growth in alternatives
Ploughing: Almost 80,000 turn out for day one of event
President Higgins praises rural highlight as World Ploughing chief marvels at scale
Taoiseach praises sacrifices of patriot Thomas Kent
Thousands attend State funeral for executed 1916 rebel at home in Castlelyons, Co Cork
Lack of priests in Irish Catholic Church: The problem is becoming more acute
Many priests now in their 70s and 80s, on whom the Church increasingly relies, will soon no longer be able to continue their ministry
Papal nuncio warns Catholics against becoming ‘caricatures’
Relations between Ireland and the Vatican have ‘improved immensely’
The papal nuncio on Catholic challenges
In his first Irish interview, the nuncio talks about the Catholic Church’s response to sexual abuse allegations and other challenges, past and present
Bishop cancels talk by liberal priest Fr Tony Flannery
Cleric has liberal views on women priests, homosexuality and contraception
New York cardinal opens 2015 national novena at Knock
Over 150,000 pilgrims from Ireland and abroad expected to attend over the nine days
Archbishop runs into Valentine’s Day protest about nude Venus
Vigil at Dublin nunciature over depiction of women – a bound torso – on pontifical website
Caution urged in addressing changes to blasphemy laws
Church of Ireland cleric says church, state and law ‘inextricably linked’
How do you explain the enigma that is ‘the Ploughing’?
The success of the event lies in the fact it’s about a lot more than ploughing
Miriam Lord: Ploughing, celebrities and the papal nuncio
Almost 125,000 turn up at Carter family farm in Co Laois for day two of ‘the Ploughing’
Ploughing championships attracts its biggest ever crowd
Papal Nuncio describes the event as ‘absolutely terrific’
New head of Catholic church in Ireland an ‘unknown’ in Rome
New Primate is clearly seen as an expression of the previous ‘regime’, writes Paddy Agnew
New York’s Cardinal Dolan speaks of hope and the Irish in Mullingar
Cathedral of Christ the King celebrates 75th anniversary
Dublin priests nominate Panti Bliss for Ice Bucket Challenge
Redemptorists also call on Archbishop, papal nuncio and Brendan O’Carroll to follow suit
Survivors laud UN censure of religious
‘Continued refusal’ to offer compensation to Magdalene laundry survivors highlighted
Divine Word missionaries severely criticised by child protection watchdog
National Board for Safeguarding Children expresses ‘great concern’ over congregation
John Paul II’s dedication to prayer recalled
Million-strong crowd expected at canonisation of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II
Thousands gather to remember Easter Rising in Dublin
Ministers of State welcome royal presence at 2016 commemorations
Jewish council ‘deeply disturbed’ by delivery of anti-Semitic material to Shatter
‘Highlights a growing trend across Europe’
Anglican-Jewish Commission meeting in Dublin
Members this evening attending a reception at Áras an Uachtaráin, hosted by President Higgins
Two popes to be canonised ‘did nothing’ about Maciel allegations
Allegations against Legionaries of Christ founder ignored, documentary reveals
‘Extraordinary tradition’ of peacekeeping praised
Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin speaks at New Year’s Day Mass of harm caused by gossip
Fr Iggy O’Donovan to be awarded Freedom of Drogheda
Honour is a recognition of priest’s work with local voluntary groups
Archbishop defends independence of judiciary
Diarmuid Martin calls for justice to be available for all regardless of means
Papal nuncio’s qualifications to appoint Irish bishops questioned by Catholic priest
He ‘spent very little time in parish work and he has no formal training as a papal nuncio’
Funeral Mass celebrates ‘the beauty of Seamus Heaney...in his being’
He had many of the qualities of an ‘identikit portrait of the ideal Christian’
Children of the diaspora come back to spread the gospel in Ireland
Cardinal, papal nuncio and two bishops welcome newly-arrived nuns to Drogheda
Thousands make Croagh Patrick pilgrimage
Some 20,000 pilgrims ascend Ireland’s ‘holiest’ mountain in annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage
Bishops to hold fire until after Seanad vote on abortion legislation
Leaflet opposing Bill to be read at Masses
Senior Vatican prelate tells Cork Mass of 'culture of death'
Taoiseach, Government ‘have failed to engage’ with key issues says Catholic bishop
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