Archbishop warns of effect of fuel price rises on poor and elderlyThe Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, warned yesterday that the effect of increased fuel prices this winter …Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
Taoiseach and Pope discuss North processTaoiseach Bertie Ahern and Pope Benedict XVI discussed Northern Ireland, church-State dialogue and the European Constitution …Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
Vatican visit surprises bishopsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern's visit to the Vatican today has come as "something of a surprise" to bishops, church sources said yesterday…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Martin stresses Christian solidarityArchbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has said Christian solidarity must not be limited to an occasional outburst of global…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Librarian confident poet's archive intactUCD librarian Seán Phillips has said he is "fairly confident" no items in the Patrick Kavanagh archive at the college have gone…Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Dr Martin rejects race concept as a divisive inventionArchbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has dismissed the concept of "race" as an invention of "fake science concocted to exploit…Sat Jun 18 2005 - 01:00
Bishops sorry for failure to investigate complaints of abuseA report commissioned by the 17 bishops/trustees at St Patrick's College, Maynooth into events there in 1983 and 1984 found it…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Emigrant postcards ask for right to free travelOver 4,000 postcards from Irish emigrants in Britain, supporting a Labour Party campaign to extend the Free Travel Scheme to …Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Evangelicals in Ireland are mainly IrishThe great majority of evangelical Christians in Ireland are native Irish, many of them former Roman Catholics, according to research…Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Decision not to meet aid target deeply disappointing, say bishopsA commission of Ireland's Catholic bishops has described as "deeply dissappointing" the Government's decision not to meet the…Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Gap between rich and poor at 'obscene levels'We live in a world where poverty and the gap between rich and poor had reached "obscene levels", Bishop Donal McKeown said in…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Diocese plans for future with fewer priestsHalf the serving priests in one of Ireland's largest Catholic dioceses, Cork and Ross, are over 55, with a quarter over 65 (not…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Government aid cut 'disgraceful'Methodist conference: The new president of the Methodist Church in Ireland, the Rev Desmond Bain, has described as "disgraceful…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Church encouraged Trimble to deal with SF, assembly toldPresbyterian General Assembly: The Presbyterian Church in Ireland encouraged former Northern Ireland first minister David Trimble…Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Plea for Christians to assist brethren in Islamic countriesThere was a plea for Christians in the West to assist co-religionists currently experiencing persecution in Islamic countries…Wed Jun 08 2005 - 01:00
Jury still out on new Pope - TutuArchbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu of Cape Town has said the jury is still out on Pope Benedict XVITue Jun 07 2005 - 01:00
Presbyterian leader stresses BibleThe new Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Rev Dr Harry Uprichard last night "unashamedly" proclaimed a "Back to…Tue Jun 07 2005 - 01:00
Query bishops' fund, advises groupThe Catholic lay organisation Voice of the Faithful - Ireland (VOTF-I) has advised Catholics "to consider the possibility that…Mon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
Primate says caring not just a job for expertsWe need a new sense of our common responsibility for the sick, the lonely, the troubled and those who are weak with the passage…Mon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
Increase in number called to Presbyterian ministryThe Presbyterian Church in Ireland will tomorrow discuss at its annual General Assembly in Belfast the continued increase in …Mon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
Trocaire fears aid target defermentThe Catholic relief agency Trócaire has said it understands the Government is considering further deferring to 2015 its target…Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Bishop criticises 'post-Christian society'A Church of Ireland bishop has said that to call oneself "Protestant" in Ireland today was "to make a political not a faith statement…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
McDowell rejects criticism of AsbosMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has rejected a description of antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos) as "a charter for cranks…Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Garda Commissioner sends warning to armed criminalsArmed criminals were warned yesterday that gardaí would take all measures necessary to protect public safety following the shooting…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Labour outlines its plans for UK emigrantsThe Labour Party has promised to provide free access to RTÉ, TG4 and TV3 for Irish emigrants in the UK if elected to government…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Rape crisis centre continues to call for victims' representationThe courts are perceived generally to be unfriendly to victims of crime, the chairwoman of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Breda…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Vocations director says Pope's death had deep effect on young peopleThe last days of Pope John Paul II had a profound effect on young people, according to the Catholic Church's vocations director…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
C of I primate welcomes 'most significant' document on MaryThe Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, the Most Rev Dr John Neill, has described the Anglican-Roman…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Church aid for tsunami schoolsThe Presbyterian Church in Ireland is to fund the rebuilding of 38 schools on the remote Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Bill Cullen awarded honorary doctorateDr Ruth Barrington, chief executive of the Health Research Board; Tim O'Connor, the first Southern joint secretary of the North…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Churches' document on Mary welcomedA joint Roman Catholic and Anglican document on Mary, the mother of Jesus, to be launched in London tomorrow, has been hailed…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Ledwith spiritual film to open in DublinA documentary film featuring Dr Micheal Ledwith, former president at St Patrick's Seminary, Maynooth, is to go on release in …Tue May 17 2005 - 01:00
Editor quit after complaints by RatzingerVATICAN: The resignation two weeks ago of the editor-in-chief of the influential US weekly Catholic paper America followed repeated…Tue May 17 2005 - 01:00
Faith and science not opposed -archbishopA humble and listening church is the most appropriate instrument for dialogue with science, the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin…Tue May 17 2005 - 01:00
Clerics commend pregnancy support agencyCOI general synod: The counselling agency Pact (formerly the Protestant Adoption Society) was praised highly at the Church of…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Papal election sent shivers down spineC of I General Synod The Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Most Rev John Neill said "shivers did go down my spine" when…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
Cura moves to clarify stance on abortion leaflets disputeThe president of the Catholic pregnancy counselling service, Cura, has said the agency is not involved in any activity that makes…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
North peace process is a full-time job, says EamesArchbishop Robin Eames was critical yesterday of the appointment of Welsh Secretary Peter Hain as Northern Ireland Secretary …Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Children, family seen as at riskHow children were cared for in Ireland today would have been totally unacceptable to our Victorian predecessors, the Church of…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Order rejects claim of serious abuseAllegations of serious sexual abuse of boys at Daingean reformatory, Co Offaly, which closed in 1973, were strongly rejected …Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Quarter of children at risk of poverty - CoriA quarter of Irish children and over a fifth of Irish people are at risk of poverty, according to Fr Seán Healy, of the Conference…Mon May 09 2005 - 01:00
Pro-Life Campaign to press for new poll on abortionThe Pro-Life Campaign said yesterday it intends to lobby for another referendum "to restore legal protection to the unborn".Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Orthodox Easter celebratedThe Orthodox churches in Ireland celebrated Easter with lengthy ceremonies at the weekend.Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Rome prepares for investiture ceremony of Pope BenedictPOPE BENEDICT XVI: Grass was being laid on the forecourt of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican yesterday as preparations continued…Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
New Pope promises open and sincere dialoguePope Benedict XVI used his first sermon yesterday to promise "open and sincere" - though limited - dialogue with other religions…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Surprises may lie ahead but rushing to conclusions a 'terrible pity'Cardinal Connell: Cardinal Desmond Connell was clearly a happy man yesterdayThu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Ritual of the electionVOTING: At 2.30 this afternoon the 115 cardinal electors will gather at the Hall of Blessings in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace…Mon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
Pope from 'Iberian bloc' is now talk of RomeVATICAN: Cardinal Desmond Connell has said he doesn't expect that this week's conclave in the Vatican will be lengthyMon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
Ahern confident decision not to hold day of mourning was rightIrish in Rome: Ireland had "probably done more than any other country" to mark the death of Pope John Paul, Taoiseach Bertie…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Ambiguities on violence must end, says archbishopPro-Cathedral Mass: Hundreds of people heard a Mass of Remembrance for the Pope in the streets outside a crowded Pro-Cathedral…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
