Bishops' tribute to media officialsIreland's Catholic bishops gathered at St Patrick's College Maynooth last night to pay tribute to Mr Jim Cantwell, director of…Tue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
School `reflects few Methodists in population'Up to two-thirds of students at Wesley College in Dublin are Protestant, a quarter Catholic, while "the small number of Methodists…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Many turned off by message of JesusSupport for the Jesus campaign collapsed this week following an extraordinary speech by the preacher in the synagogue at Capernaum…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Inter-church relations `strained'The Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast was told yesterday that last year's decision not to join other churches in a proposed…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Church bars investing in arms firmsThe Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast formally endorsed yesterday a decision by the church's trustees to avoid investing…Fri Jun 09 2000 - 01:00
Restored NI Executive welcomedThe Presbyterian General Assembly in Belfast has welcomed by a large majority the reinstatement of devolved powers to the Northern…Thu Jun 08 2000 - 01:00
Survey reveals drug use among youngA survey of young people, described to the General Assembly as "one of the largest ever attempted in Ireland", established that…Thu Jun 08 2000 - 01:00
Currency differential leading to sense of injusticeA sense of real injustice was being experienced by ministers serving in the Republic because of the disparity between the Irish…Wed Jun 07 2000 - 01:00
Plea for offer of forgivenessThe new Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Dr Trevor Morrow, has said it is time for members "to reach out our …Tue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00
Journalism should be `sacred duty'Pope John Paul said yesterday that journalists should consider their work a sacred dutyMon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
President will attend assemblyThis evening the President, Mrs McAleese, will become the first head of State from the Republic to attend a general assembly …Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Vatican decries `selective' reporting of injusticesThe Vatican has criticised the "indefensible selectivity" in media reporting of certain instances of human suffering while others…Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
Wealthy fail on G7 pledges, says bishopA senior Vatican official has criticised the world's wealthy countries for failing to live up to promises made at three G7 summits…Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Vatican's Jubilee for Journalists attracts more than 7,500More than 7,500 journalists, including some relatives, arrived in Rome yesterday at the start of the Vatican's Jubilee for Journalists…Fri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00
Bishop warns over public comment on asylum-seekersThe Bishop of Kerry, the Most Rev Dr Bill Murphy, has warned against irresponsible public comment on the issue of asylum-seekers…Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00
Donegal group offers friendship to asylum-seekersIn Donegal town they have set up the Asylum-Seekers' Support Group which aims to make life less boring for the 55 latest arrivals…Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Haughey sells his property in SligoThe house and lands in Co Sligo bequeathed to Mr Charles Haughey almost 30 years ago are being sold to a buyer from Dublin.Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryMy good friend Liam Hunt remarked: "It must be a great match to be neutral at". It probably was. But we were not neutralWed May 24 2000 - 01:00
C of I regrets Catholic stance on CommunionThe Church of Ireland has said it is "a matter for profound regret" that inter-church Communion has been "so severely, and it…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Bishops repent for past behaviour of churchesThe Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops of Ferns diocese have asked forgiveness for their churches' past behaviour towards…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Garda search for bodies of IRA victims to be called off this eveningGarda searches at five locations in the Republic for the bodies of six IRA victims are to be called off this evening.Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Jubilee pilgrimages abound as matches are sidelinedReligion wins out over sport tomorrowSat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Call to end `myth' of Protestant schools in RepublicAn end to "Protestant schools" in the Republic was called for in a well-received speech at the General Synod yesterdayThu May 18 2000 - 01:00
Delegates vote against report views on abortion, euthanasiaThe Church of Ireland Synod has refused by two votes to adopt elements of a Role of the Church Committee report which dealt with…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Housing asylum-seekers in prison `immoral'The Church of Ireland primate, Dr Robin Eames, has described as "immoral" and "a total injustice" the conditions in which asylum…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Annual ethical review adoptedThe Church of Ireland last year withdrew investments in British Aerospace following an ethical reviewWed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Synod debates world's debtA speaker at the General Synod yesterday said the cancellation of debt owed by the world's poorest countries "should be no business…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Synod adopts plan to reduce number of representativesThe Church of Ireland Synod adopted a report yesterday which could see representation at the synod radically reduced in future…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Dr Eames sees attitudes hardeningThe Church of Ireland Primate, Dr Robin Eames, said yesterday he had come to believe during the past 12 months that "attitudes…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Drumcree issue comes up in the form of a jokeOnly one speaker at the Church of Ireland Synod yesterday spoke about Drumcree, and he told a jokeTue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Friends remember Mary CumminsShe was "both deeply attractive and slightly alarming. You wanted to impress her... in the Pavilion on summer Sunday nights.Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Damage to judiciary discountedThe Chief Justice, Mr Justice Keane, has said he does not believe the judiciary was damaged by recent controversiesMon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Tabloid press falls upon Mary of MagdalaSeismic tremors passed through civic and religious circles in the city this week following revelations in the Palestine Times…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
C of I synod calls for abortion to be made illegal in most casesA report prepared for the Church of Ireland General Synod has proposed that abortion be made illegal, while being permitted in…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
CORI seeks urgent meeting with Government on asylum-seekersThe Conference of Religious of Ireland, which represents the Catholic religious orders, has sought an urgent meeting with the…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Minister announces review of service for driving testsAn independent review of the driver-testing service has been announced by the Minister of State for the Environment, Mr Bobby…Thu May 11 2000 - 01:00
Community urged to help with vocationsThe Christian community must become more aware of its responsibility to provide vocations, the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Desmond…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
More progress in ecumenics urgedIreland had made great progress in economics but Ireland should make more progress in ecumenics, the theologian Father Hans Kung…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
Golf club allows women to compete but only men can winIt's still a man's world in golfFri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Catholic Church reports £7.2m rise in money collected in Dublin archdioceseMoney collected for the Catholic Church in the Dublin archdiocese during the year to June 1999 was £35.92 million, a £7Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Humanists criticise Dr Daly over remarks on secularismCardinal Cahal Daly has been accused of "a form of incitement to hatred" by the Association of Irish HumanistsThu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Theology conference cancelled due to lack of interestA major millennium conference planned by St Patrick's College, Maynooth, has had to be cancelled due to lack of interest.Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Government should dissociate itself from Healy-Rae comments - QuinnThe Labour Party leader has cal led on the Minister for Justice to "totally dissociate" the Government from comments made by …Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Secularism more threatening than Nazism - cardinalCardinal Cahal Daly has said secularism is "more anonymous and more subtle than either Nazism or Communism were" as a threat …Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Animal rights activists threaten the pale GalileanThe preacher Jesus has been speaking in the towns and villages of the Galilee and Decapolis provinces all week and once more …Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Orthodox priest supports amnesty for asylum-seekersThe parish priest of Ireland's only Christian Orthodox Church has supported the suggestion by the Catholic bishops' committee…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Standing on Paschal ceremonyThe Greek Orthodox Easter Saturday Paschal vigil is not for the faint-heartedMon May 01 2000 - 01:00
