Former pope Benedict ‘doing and saying things he opposed in the past’‘Questions over whether he is completely in charge of his faculties’Tue Jan 14 2020 - 06:04
Papal duty: Benedict XVI intervention raises question of what to do with a retired popeThe former pope has offered support to conservatives in the church who oppose changes mooted by Pope FrancisTue Jan 14 2020 - 01:00
Irish talks by controversial US Catholic preacher Jason Evert cancelledUS preacher was due to speak in UCD and Blackrock CollegeSun Jan 12 2020 - 16:01
Inquiry report into mother and baby homes may be delayedExceptional length and general election flagged as reasons that could stall publicationTue Jan 07 2020 - 02:10
Racism and intolerance are ‘dangerous explosives’ – Diarmuid MartinFear of immigrants can be exploited in terms to support narrow populism says archbishopWed Jan 01 2020 - 16:03
Closure of Cúnamh Adoption Services ‘a huge disappointment’Under proposed legislation all such services will be vested solely in State agenciesTue Dec 31 2019 - 02:03
Catholic parish apologises for hurt caused by anti-IVF messageFacebook message from Tullamore parish described as ‘extremely hurtful’ by Simon HarrisMon Dec 30 2019 - 18:42
Death of Brendan Ó Cathaoir, historian and former Irish Times journalistPresident Michael D Higgins leads tributes to author of Famine DiariesMon Dec 30 2019 - 13:58
Catholic parish under fire for Christmas message condemning IVFFacebook page of Tullamore’s Catholic parish in Offaly was taken down amid criticismSun Dec 29 2019 - 20:29
Archbishop calls for alliance to combat ‘the right’Increasingly hatred, racism, and a creeping anti–Semitism, are part of this worldSun Dec 29 2019 - 13:53
Cardinal (92) who ‘sought deal’ to bury sex abuse documents resignsMary McAleese described encounter with Angelo Sodano as ‘devastating moment’Sat Dec 21 2019 - 15:27
Priest says most Christmas hymns a load of ‘holy smoke’Ten most used hymns have words and phrases ‘unhelpful or meaningless even to thoughtful believers’Sat Dec 21 2019 - 01:00
In a Word: WishLike many of the things most real to us, wishes have never been seen by anybodySat Dec 21 2019 - 00:00
Catholic adoption agency Cúnamh closes its Dublin doors after 106 yearsLegislative changes will vest all future legal rights and responsibilities for information and trace services solely in State agenciesFri Dec 20 2019 - 20:31
New ‘toxic’ language of racism emerging in Ireland, cleric warnsFr Michael Mullaney says hostility being stoked towards the ‘other’ in public discourseThu Dec 19 2019 - 23:00
Beatification of Irish-American archbishop postponedConcern raised about evangelist Fulton Sheen’s handling of clerical child-abuse claimsThu Dec 19 2019 - 21:50
Not meaning to crib but . . . timing of most nativity scenes is offChristmas cribs overcrowded, with several characters arriving too early, says bishopTue Dec 17 2019 - 04:00
Ireland to be recognised as one of world’s best places to grow oldState’s 31 local authorities deemed among global best at catering for older peopleMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
Ireland gets set to make life better as older population surgesUN recognises ageing as one of key demographics of 20th and 21st centuriesMon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00
In a Word . . . migrationLemass was taoiseach, everything was changing, when we moved to BallaghaderreenSat Dec 07 2019 - 00:00
Renewed appeal made for recovery of head of Archbishop statueReward being offered by Tipperary parish for information on missing piece of figureSun Dec 01 2019 - 21:42
Government must address anti-discrimination laws, says NorrisCall comes after two men dismissed from Church duties after marrying same-sex partnersSun Dec 01 2019 - 20:44
Words ‘refugee’ and ‘asylum seeker’ should only arouse concern – ArchbishopRacism is nasty in its effects on men and women who need help, care, and respectSun Dec 01 2019 - 16:15
Government caught between contesting passions over retention of abuse filesSome abuse survivors want files opened while others are terrified about revelationsSat Nov 30 2019 - 03:00
Publication of Murphy report 10 years ago gave ‘confidence’ to abuse survivorsLandmark inquiry ‘changed attitude to clerical abuse’Tue Nov 26 2019 - 02:00
Papal visit to Ireland prompted increase in abuse allegationsTrend of decline reversed as claims rose by six to 20 in 2017, Dublin Archdiocese saysTue Nov 26 2019 - 00:35
Child abuse inquiry admits to ‘seriously erroneous statistic’Number of children who went through institutions investigated by Ryan Commission is about a quarter of 170,000 previously citedMon Nov 25 2019 - 20:22
Mary McAleese: Irish people have ‘no right’ to be racist‘We have to create new narrative around a reconciled Ireland where everyone is welcome’Sat Nov 23 2019 - 22:50
Head of Anglicans hopes conservative wing will not spur schismArchbishop Justin Welby does not wish to talk of Gafcon ‘as though they were the enemy’Sat Nov 23 2019 - 22:17
Removal of organist after same-sex marriage prompts open letterDrumcliffe clergy told musician ‘one of the kindest . . . faithful servants of the church’Sat Nov 23 2019 - 03:28
Níall Tóibín funeral told of ‘great actor, great comedian and great man’Late star knew his demons and knew his gifts, says Mass celebrant Fr Brian D’ArcyMon Nov 18 2019 - 20:59
North/South Church of Ireland divide deepensConservative clergy elected amid opposition to women bishops and same-sex marriageMon Nov 18 2019 - 01:00
Church of Ireland clergy object to conservative bishop’s appointmentLetter claims David McClay’s membership of Gafcon group ‘antithetical’ to new roleMon Nov 18 2019 - 01:00
Sexuality and spirituality are the ‘same pure water’ – Catholic priestGay priest Fr Bernárd Lynch argues sexuality is ‘total, ecstatic self-transcendence’Mon Nov 11 2019 - 21:33
Sisters of Charity urge no delay in building of new maternity hospitalHealth Minister says all outstanding issues have to be resolved before substantial building work beginsMon Nov 11 2019 - 16:30
Archbishop of Dublin’s criticisms of Maynooth ‘hard to hear’Senior figures at St Patrick’s College say Diarmuid Martin ‘not someone you can ignore’Mon Nov 11 2019 - 01:00
Lay Catholics could soon be officiating at baptisms, weddings and funeralsCelibate gay men welcome in priesthood say senior Irish church figuresMon Nov 11 2019 - 00:59
Mary McAleese: Brexit has produced an ‘enraged, not engaged society’Former president says any border poll would require less emotional, more cerebral debateTue Nov 05 2019 - 20:12
Gay Byrne was a loyal, if questioning Catholic all his lifeByrne was the creation of two immovable forces of the mid-20th century – mother and churchMon Nov 04 2019 - 23:04
McAleese urges Ireland to show kindness to strangers and speaks of ‘cowardly’ bishopsEx-president also criticises Pope John Paul teaching and bishop’s yoga commentsSat Nov 02 2019 - 22:15
Mary McAleese elected as chancellor of Trinity College DublinFormer president, whose husband is chancellor of DCU, succeeds Mary Robinson in TCD roleThu Oct 31 2019 - 20:05
