Lay people should be involved in decisions on priest shortages, says ACPComments come after Co Kerry parish left without resident priest for the first timeMon Aug 19 2019 - 19:10
Ireland loses vote in papal elections after only cardinal turns 80Seán Brady hits milestone with Eamon or Diarmaid Martin most likely to be next Irish clerics to receive ‘red hat’Fri Aug 16 2019 - 00:00
Cross-Border Bishop warns of ‘huge anger’ over no-deal BrexitBishop of Derry Donal McKeown calls for awareness in London of North's issuesThu Aug 15 2019 - 15:39
Hiroshima Day: Trump’s boosting of nuclear arsenal condemnedDublin commemoration hears criticism of US president’s ‘passive encouragement of violence’Tue Aug 06 2019 - 16:08
Pope offers support to priests ‘outraged’ by abuse scandals‘They have to face the damage that was done, the suspicion and uncertainty to which it has given rise’Tue Aug 06 2019 - 15:27
Mass and depression: ‘I am sorry for the young people. Where do they go?’Going to religious services can make older people happier, study showsThu Aug 01 2019 - 17:39
Going to Mass can make older people happier, study showsReligious attendance linked to positive effect of bigger social networkThu Aug 01 2019 - 13:14
Church of Ireland marks 150 years since end of role as state churchA unique institution continues to accommodate those people of divergent political viewsMon Jul 29 2019 - 01:00
In a Word: MemoriesMan walked on the moon and Mayo drew with Galway on this day 50 years agoSat Jul 20 2019 - 05:00
Fair City actor lived his life ‘to the full’, funeral Mass toldActor Karl Shiels, who died on Monday aged 47, played shady Robbie Quinn in the soapThu Jul 18 2019 - 20:28
Death of one of Ireland’s last WWII veterans announcedRobert Marsden Canon served at the Battle of Arnhem and with the Desert RatsThu Jul 11 2019 - 19:38
St Michan’s reopens to public after restoration of Crusader’s headMan stole 800-year-old head of crusader and skull from vaults under churchTue Jul 09 2019 - 17:50
NI cannot take the Republic out of the EU by default, says TánaisteNo preparations to be made for structures at Border in event of no-deal BrexitMon Jul 08 2019 - 22:32
Government denies split as Kehoe faces anger of Naval ServiceDefence Forces insists two ships docked due to lack of staff while Minister cites maintenanceMon Jul 08 2019 - 21:06
Kingsmill campaigner died ‘without justice for her son’Bea Worton’s son Kenneth one of 10 Protestant workmen shot dead in 1976Mon Jul 08 2019 - 20:54
Varadkar and Kehoe differ on reasons for docking Naval ships‘The navy has been short staffed for quite some time. It’s a feature across the economy’Mon Jul 08 2019 - 15:17
Irish over 65s highest consumers of benzodiazepine in OECDHealthcare quality report finds MMR uptake 3% short of target; hospital antibiotic use increasesMon Jul 08 2019 - 07:13
Orangemen parade at Rossnowlagh ahead of July 12th‘One of the most beautiful locations for an Orange parade anywhere in the world’Sun Jul 07 2019 - 17:18
Belfast bishop urges people to oppose NI abortion law changeLabour MP to table amendment to extend access to abortion to Northern IrelandSun Jul 07 2019 - 15:09
Varadkar apologises for ‘sinning priest’ comment‘I have offended a lot of people...I do apologise and I am going to withdraw the remarks’Thu Jul 04 2019 - 20:44
Pact between State and religious ‘should widen school choice’Any new relationship would mean divestment of some religious schools, says TaoiseachThu Jul 04 2019 - 18:57
Details of proposed church-state covenant expected at dialogue meetingReligious control of schools likely to dominate discussionsWed Jul 03 2019 - 19:34
Former Green leader speaks of property and morality at conferenceRev Trevor Sargent emphasises social justice, human rights and humility at Dublin forumTue Jul 02 2019 - 22:05
Catholic Primate to attend anti-abortion rally in Dublin‘No law, no legislation can make it right to take the life of a child’Sun Jun 30 2019 - 18:22
Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Raymond Field retires at 75Took part in first successful Irish expedition to Everest in 1993Fri Jun 28 2019 - 17:21
Priest blaming autism on parents has retreat cancelled by Canadian diocesesArchbishop of Dublin says priest’s invitation to visit Ireland in October should be withdrawnMon Jun 24 2019 - 13:11
New roof costing about €9m needed at St Patrick’s CathedralDean says to walk through the building ‘is really to take a stroll through Irish history’Wed Jun 19 2019 - 14:43
Philomena Lynott ‘a force of nature’, funeral hears‘Phyllis was not only beautiful on the outside she was also a beautiful soul’, recalls brotherMon Jun 17 2019 - 20:08
Garden to remember children killed during 1916 Rising opens‘It’s taken 103 years to get their names together in a single site’ – broadcaster Joe DuffyThu Jun 13 2019 - 20:26
Bishop apologises over priest’s homily comparing gay people to zombiesFr Tom Forde also said ‘the only way to deal with zombies is to shoot them’ during addressThu Jun 13 2019 - 18:15
Sex education in Catholic schools covers facts and values, bishops sayFaith-based education to be discussed at meeting between churches and Government in JulyThu Jun 13 2019 - 16:42
Priest accuses Minister of having ‘ABC, Any But Catholic’ attitude‘Judging my morality is probably above your pay grade,’ Simon Harris tells parish priestMon Jun 10 2019 - 17:43
In a word... funeralDorothy Parker, when US president Calvin Coolidge died, asked, ‘How can they tell?’Sat Jun 08 2019 - 00:00
Blame game over closure of chapel in Dublin’s Ilac CentreCatholic archdiocese and centre’s management cite each other as responsible for moveThu Jun 06 2019 - 19:41
Invitation to priest who blames autism on parents ‘should be withdrawn’Archbishop Diarmuid Martin tells church to withdraw offer to Fr Dominic ValanmahalThu Jun 06 2019 - 15:27
Irish birth and marriage certificates from 1864 to be available onlineDeath certificates from 1878 to 1968 also accessible for free on new websiteTue Jun 04 2019 - 00:05
Archbishop orders Dublin gangland funerals to be toned downMartin says those who ‘traffic in evil’ will no longer be able to exploit religious servicesMon Jun 03 2019 - 13:21
Presbyterian General Assembly opens in BelfastRev Dr William Henry of Maze Presbyterian Church in Co Antrim to be installed as moderator of Presbyterian Church in IrelandMon Jun 03 2019 - 00:14
US bishop tells parents LGBTQ events harmful to childrenBishop Thomas Tobin’s comments deemed ‘dispiriting’ by Minister and criticised widelySun Jun 02 2019 - 20:11
In a word . . . SportHow it can bring us to places of such intense emotion is remarkable and miraculousSat Jun 01 2019 - 07:00
After a 23-year fight for abuse survivors, Carmel McDonnell Byrne retires (sort of)She and seven siblings put in institutions when mother abandoned their home in 1965Fri May 31 2019 - 15:39
