Glenstal school closure unrelated to compensation paid in abuse cases, Benedictines say
Closure has ‘no links, either financial or otherwise, to historic allegations of abuse’, order says
Number of Catholic bishops in Ireland set to drop dramatically
Joining of administrative districts proposed at meeting involving Pope Leo shortly before his election to the papacy
AI apocalypse? ‘The end of the world is nigh’ is one of humanity’s oldest catch cries
In a Word: Doomsday. Dire predictions have accompanied every so-called dangerous advance
In a Word ... Tricolour
‘Believing there could be a united Ireland before the end of the world is not so far-fetched any more’
Landmark Irish Catholic assembly backs further discussion on women’s ordination
Archbishop Eamon Martin tells delegates at Co Meath gathering that many Irish parishes will struggle to survive
Women in ministry among main issues at historic Irish Catholic assembly
Among proposals is that the Church seeks a ‘more respectful and life-giving vocabulary’ on LGBT+ people
In a Word... The Irish
For a full analysis of who we were – and still may be – we must obviously go back to the 12th century, no less
Meet the former garda who found a new role in the Church of Ireland after retirement and divorce
Meet Mike Buchanan ... ex-garda and Catholic, a pilot, divorcee and now Church of Ireland rector in south Dublin
Irish nun is first woman appointed to lead Vatican’s network of missionaries
Donegal native has worked as missionary in Nigeria and Tanzania, helping to improve status of women
New papal nuncio likely to continue radical downsizing of Catholic dioceses in Ireland
Polish nuncio succeeds Archbishop Montemayor, who oversaw some of most radical changes in 900 years
Survey seeking information on sexual abuse at Irish schools opens
People who were sexually abused at schools between 1927 and 2013 are being invited to take part in survey
Called to the church: ‘I broke her heart but I felt I could do more for people by being a priest’
Fr Tiernan Burke, who is 41, is one of just two priests ordained in Maynooth seminary this year