Paedophilia courts move by VaticanA senior figure in the Roman Curia has said that plans by the Vatican to set up ecclesiastical courts to try priests involved…Mon Jan 28 2002 - 00:00
RTE report wins Radharc awardAn RTÉ Prime Time programme was the winner of the first annual Radharc Award, presented in Dublin yesterday by the President, …Sat Jan 12 2002 - 00:00
Survey finds educated Irish people see child abuse as greatest sinChild abuse is considered the greatest sin by third-level educated Irish people aged between 20 and 35, according to a new survey…Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Bishops get secret guidelines on handling paedophilia casesIreland's 26 diocesan Catholic bishops received secret guidelines from the Vatican last June on setting up ecclesiastical courts…Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
Archbishop 'horrified' by dean's viewpoint on nature of ChristThe Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Rev Walton Empey has said he cannot see how it is possible for the Dean …Wed Jan 09 2002 - 00:00
Dean's episcopal authority removedThe Church of Ireland Dean of Clonmacnoise and Rector of Trim, Very Rev Andrew Furlong, has had his authority to act as a priest…Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Rabbitte 'will not serve' in Fianna Fail-led cabinetThe Labour Party TD Mr Pat Rabbitte has said he "will not serve in any Fianna Fβil (led) cabinet after the next election".Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Calm is called for in abortion debateCardinal Desmond Connell said yesterday he did not want "people going at each other's throats" in the current abortion debate…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
Housing crisis is growing - charityIreland's housing crisis is continuing to grow dramatically, while local authority housing was seriously failing to meet demand…Wed Dec 12 2001 - 00:00
Brothers' leader denies financial allegationsThe Congregation Leader of the Irish Christian Brothers, Brother Edmund Garvey, has said the order never possessed 100 million…Sat Dec 08 2001 - 00:00
Cardinal refused chapel for weddingA YOUNG Dublin couple have been refused permission by Cardinal Desmond Connell to marry in the chapel of their choice for reasons…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Religious group criticises Budget as unjust and unfairThe Justice Commission of CORI, the Conference of Religious of Ireland, has criticised the Budget as "unjust, unfair and unacceptable…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Religion 'clicks in' at mature age, says bishopThe Bishop of Ferns, Dr Brendan Comiskey, has said he is not worried that young people are falling away from attendance at religious…Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIt is that time of year when we Sagittarians celebrate ourselves and the good fortune of a world that has such people in it - …Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Russian Orthodox church for DublinOne of the Russian Orthodox Church's senior figures, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, ended a four-day visit …Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
West gets centre for theologyAs their populations were diminished over the past century, none of the major churches in the west of Ireland had significant…Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Primate pays tribute to heavy sacrifice of RUCThe Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Robin Eames, has said that no police force in Western Europe had been asked to pay …Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:00
Nuncio criticises priests on choice of bishopThe Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, has told protesting priests from Killala diocese that the appointment of their…Thu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
Sheltered homes complex extendedThe Presbyterian Moderator, Dr Alastair Dunlop, has opened an extended sheltered housing project for older people at Tritonville…Wed Nov 28 2001 - 00:00
More C of I co-ordinators called forDelegates from the Church of Ireland archdioceses of Dublin and Glendalough called at the weekend for a new tier of co-ordinators…Mon Nov 26 2001 - 00:00
Priests unhappy with way of picking bishopAn announcement naming the new Catholic Bishop of Killala is expected soon but many in the diocese are unhappy at the manner …Mon Nov 26 2001 - 00:00
New Bishop of Clogher is electedThe Church of Ireland Dean of Cork, the Very Rev Michael Jackson, has been elected as the new Bishop of Clogher.Thu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
Legion d'Honneur for monsignorMGR Brendan Devlin, rector of the Irish College in Paris and emeritus professor of modern languages in the National University…Mon Nov 19 2001 - 00:00
Nationalism 'a curse'Romantic nationalism "has been the blight, indeed the curse, of our people", said Canon William Neely of Keady, Co Armagh, yesterday…Mon Nov 19 2001 - 00:00
SF's Ferris tells of 'pain' of decommissioningMr Martin Ferris, the Sinn FΘin candidate tipped by a recent TG4 poll to take a seat in Kerry North at the next general election…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Churchmen asked to speak 'with charity'The Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, the Very Rev John Paterson, has said "careless words" by leaders of the Christian…Mon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Laois priest named Rome rectorFather Liam Bergin (41), of Laois, has been appointed rector of the Pontifical Irish College in RomeMon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Archbishop speaks of his hopes for church unityThe Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Rev Walton Empey, has described Pope John XXIII as "by far the most outstanding…Fri Nov 02 2001 - 00:00
Cardinal tells how guardian angel foiled intruderThe Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Cardinal Desmond Connell, has disclosed that he was assisted by his guardian angel when an…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
Archdeacon of Dublin welcomes statementThe Church of Ireland Archdeacon of Dublin, the Ven Gordon Linney, has welcomed yesterday's statement from Cardinal Desmond Connell…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
Dr Empey finds Vatican document confusingThe Archbishop of Dublin, Most Rev Walton Empey, has said the Vatican's controversial Dominus Iesus document was a "most confusing…Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Cardinal says Empey is not a 'high flyer'The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Cardinal Desmond Connell, has said that his Church of Ireland counterpart, Archbishop Walton…Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Two-thirds of priests are now over 60The number of Irish religious (nuns, brothers, priests in religious orders) has dropped from 23,308 in 1981 to 13,393, according…Mon Oct 22 2001 - 01:00
Committee set up to celebrate the life of Dean SwiftAn international committee has been set up to celebrate the life and work of Jonathan Swift, it was announced in Dublin yesterday…Mon Oct 22 2001 - 01:00
Inter-faith prayer service for world peace held in DublinAn Inter-Faith Service of Prayer for World Peace was held in St Patrick's Cathedral last night, one month after the attacks on…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
School protests un-Christian, says ArchbishopThe Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Rev Walton Empey, has questioned whether "a Christian of whatever hue" could…Thu Oct 11 2001 - 01:00
Bishops may defer abortion statementThe Irish (Catholic) Bishops Conference may not issue a statement on the Government's proposals for change in abortion legislation…Sat Oct 06 2001 - 01:00
Statue to be unveiled in Galway to honour Irish founder of Boystown in USA lifesize statue of Father Edward Flanagan, founder of Boystown at Omaha, Nebraska, in 1917, will be erected next Saturday in…Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Shrines. By Liam Blake, introduction by Fintan O'Toole. Real Ireland Design. 45 pp, £9.95Roisin, my niece, was intent on revengeSat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Archbishops denounce attacks on Muslims hereDublin's two Archbishops, Cardinal Desmond Connell and Most Rev Walton Empey, have issued a joint statement condemning attacks…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
Jesus had to struggle to find his vocation, meeting of priests toldJesus, "like all human beings, had to struggle to discern what his vocation should be", a meeting of priests has been told in…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Priest eighth Columban killedFather Rufus Halley (57) who was shot dead in the Philippines yesterday was the second Irish Columban priest to be killed on …Wed Aug 29 2001 - 01:00
Ireland's first Russian Orthodox church set for Harold's CrossMetropolitan Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow, and second in seniority to its head, Patriarch Alexei, will visit…Tue Aug 28 2001 - 01:00
Record on state care of children under attackThere has been a call for Romania to be moved down the EU accession list because of its treatment of childrenTue Aug 28 2001 - 01:00
State, church in no `marriage of equals'The Bishop of Ferns, Dr Brendan Comiskey, has said the Catholic Church "should have learned a long time ago to use a very long…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
Bishops' police stance criticised by two priestsPriests in two Northern dioceses have been critical of a statement by the Catholic bishops there which called for support for…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
Northern Protestants feel isolated - DalyThe former Catholic Primate Cardinal Cahal Daly has said that "paradoxically, as Ireland becomes more globalised, Irish Catholicism…Thu Aug 23 2001 - 01:00
Army bullying `unacceptable'The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieut Gen Colm Mangan, has said he is "extremely concerned" at recent reports about…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Army chief promises to uncover harassmentThe Army Chief of Staff, Lieut Gen Colm Mangan, has said there will be "no question of any whitewash or cover-up" where allegations…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Military part of group formed to examine sex harassment meetsThe military element of the steering group set up to investigate allegations of widespread sexual harassment in the Defence Forces…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
