Pope’s sincere words of grief were moving, but not enoughAnalysis: He should instruct that relevant abuse documents be handed to authoritiesTue Aug 28 2018 - 00:52
Pope to study memo on Tuam mother-and-baby homeEstimate puts attendance at Phoenix Park Mass at 130,000, far less than expectedMon Aug 27 2018 - 00:30
Pope Francis lauded at Knock for raising ‘open wound’ of sex abuse‘None of us can fail to be moved by the stories of young people who suffered abuse’Sun Aug 26 2018 - 16:55
Pope Francis is expected to draw crowds of more than 600,000Pontiff has no plans to announce measures to address clerical abuse during Ireland visitSat Aug 25 2018 - 11:01
In a word ... PopePope Francis is 266th occupant of the post and the first Jesuit popeSat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Who is Pope Francis: Radical reformer or ineffectual figurehead?His reform attempts have stalled and the abuse issue threatens to engulf his papacySat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Simon Harris says it is ‘vital’ Pope Francis takes action on abuseMinister claims Vatican must use pontiff’s visit to accept pain causedWed Aug 22 2018 - 06:53
Vatican could learn from Irish Catholic Church about child protectionDevelopments in child safeguarding over the past 10 years in Ireland have been effectiveTue Aug 21 2018 - 20:52
'Pope Francis wants fasting and prayer to deal with the hushed pain. Give me a break'‘Atrocities perpetrated by consecrated persons’ a fair description of abuseTue Aug 21 2018 - 06:00
Widespread disappointment over letter from Pope Francis on abuse issue‘Tired of meaningless apologies and expressions of solidarity’ that do not involve actionTue Aug 21 2018 - 01:00
Pope Francis: ‘We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them’Strongly worded papal letter says ‘no effort will be spared to prevent abuse and its cover up’Mon Aug 20 2018 - 12:11
Vatican child protection office criticised by Dublin archbishopDiarmuid Martin says Pope Francis ‘needs a better team around him’Mon Aug 20 2018 - 00:06
Cardinal in Pennsylvania withdraws from World Meeting of Families in DublinCardinal Donald Wuerl was to give a keynote address on families at RDS on WednesdaySat Aug 18 2018 - 18:48
In a word. . . handwritingA lifetime of indecipherable hieroglyphics shows longhand is not for everyoneSat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
Pennsylvania’s predatory priests: The Cardinal Wuerl connectionPrelate, due in Dublin this week, is criticised in a damning US reportSat Aug 18 2018 - 01:00
Cardinal says clock ticking for all in Catholic hierarchy over abuse issueArchbishop of Boston says change only possible with significant involvement of lay men and womenFri Aug 17 2018 - 21:00
Vatican expresses ‘shame and sorrow’ for sex abuse by clergyMore than 1,000 children in six dioceses molested by priestsFri Aug 17 2018 - 11:52
Dublin woman to be new chief executive at TrócaireCaoimhe de Barra (48) takes up new role in OctoberThu Aug 16 2018 - 21:49
Irish Catholics call for ‘current culture of misogyny’ in the Church to be erasedRole of women seen as ‘first and most important’ of radical reforms neededThu Aug 16 2018 - 13:47
Pope Francis’s record on child protection ‘has been a dismal failure’Worldwide ‘the problem is not managed effectively anywhere’Thu Aug 16 2018 - 12:39
Bishops’ commitment to child protection ‘a lot of lip service’Ian Elliott, chief executive of church’s child protection body, said his work was resistedThu Aug 16 2018 - 07:12
Vatican child protection chair Cardinal O’Malley cancels attendance WMoFSecond US Cardinal due in Dublin criticised in report for concealment of clergy abuseWed Aug 15 2018 - 18:48
Outspoken Catholic women absent from ‘Voices of impact’ forumNorah Casey defends choice of speakers at World Meeting of Families’ ‘fringe event’Wed Aug 15 2018 - 01:00
Pope’s visit important for all Christians in Ireland – C of I BishopAn ‘opportunity to strengthen the warm ecumenical bonds that already exist’Wed Aug 15 2018 - 01:00
Insurer Allianz denies being ‘headline sponsor’ for World Meeting of FamiliesQuestions raised about similarities between RDS women’s symposium and Rome eventTue Aug 14 2018 - 00:58
Archbishop unaware of Vatican attempt to secure abuse indemnity from IrelandDiarmuid Martin: ‘Not informed of any such interventions at that time by either side’Mon Aug 13 2018 - 01:48
Priest stands aside in south Dublin parish pending investigationConcerns brought to the diocese and reported to the gardaí, statement saysSun Aug 12 2018 - 19:32
Pope Francis to visit the Dublin street where John Paul failed to stopFormer pontiff sped through area ‘faster than a joyrider’Sun Aug 12 2018 - 18:08
The faith of Ireland’s Catholics continues, despite allWhat sort of country will Pope Francis encounter? One where Mass attendance – though falling – is still among the highest in Europe, where scandals have dented people’s faith in the church, but faith itself has not diedSat Aug 11 2018 - 06:00
In a Word . . . marathonIn centuries ahead people will reflect on this current marathon masochism with fascination and bewildermentSat Aug 11 2018 - 01:00
Bishop issues statement correcting claims he made about news reportBishop Alphonsus Cullinan said a Sunday World report he dismissed as ‘wholly incorrect’ was in fact ‘wholly factually correct’Fri Aug 10 2018 - 20:15
Call for three cardinals to be removed from World Meeting of Families line-upSurvivors claim each has questions to answer about known clerical child abusersFri Aug 10 2018 - 19:00
First ever women’s symposium at World Meeting of FamiliesArchbishop says event will ‘spotlight the role of women within the family alongside their role as change agents’Fri Aug 10 2018 - 15:39
The Secret Village is back - but can you find the hidden magic in the woods?The ‘little pocket of mysticism’ features Well Dressed Hobos, Bunoscoinn and moreFri Aug 10 2018 - 12:07
Vatican proposed Irish State indemnify it against clerical abuse claimsDermot Ahern says Cardinal Sodano ‘was quite blunt’Wed Aug 08 2018 - 12:00
Vatican fears over redress costs drove Cardinal Sodano indemnity proposalIt had been estimated in 2004 abuse crisis compensation would cost Irish dioceses €50mWed Aug 08 2018 - 03:00
Church ethics permeate private not public hospitalsControversy about ethical codes overstates church influence in healthcareWed Aug 08 2018 - 01:56
Vatican has never co-operated with Irish inquiries into clerical child sex abuseChurch has pattern of withholding relevant documents from Irish State abuse inquiriesTue Aug 07 2018 - 03:15
Vatican ‘sought deal’ with Irish State to bury church documentsMary McAleese called event ‘one of the most devastating moments in my presidency’Tue Aug 07 2018 - 03:11
Pope Francis must speak out on church abuse, says McAleeseOrganisers of visit ‘found time to go to Knock’ and should find time too to meet survivorsSun Aug 05 2018 - 18:53
In a Word . . . privacyIt used to be an invitation to establish, without delay, what was being hiddenSat Aug 04 2018 - 01:00
Clerical abuse scandals entering disturbing phase, says McAleeseFormer president urges pope to make Ireland point at which ‘hope and history rhyme’Fri Aug 03 2018 - 17:54
Pope will meet abuse survivors as part of his visit to IrelandAbuse survivors to gather at Garden of Remembrance during Pope’s visitThu Aug 02 2018 - 21:46
Catholic Church rules out capital punishment in all circumstancesPope Francis asks death penalty be made ‘inadmissible’ in Church CatechismThu Aug 02 2018 - 14:35
Pope must address clerical abuse during Ireland visit, survivor saysPope ‘needs to commit to doing something to stop this cancer,’ says Marie CollinsThu Aug 02 2018 - 13:14
A family 'tortured': The mysterious disappearance of Mark BurkeRemains were dismembered by chisel, with face, hands, teeth and organs still missingTue Jul 31 2018 - 00:14
Tributes paid to Catholic bishop who focused on ‘plight of asylum seekers’Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh became the first Franciscan to serve as a bishop in Ireland for over 170 yearsMon Jul 30 2018 - 22:14
Irish diplomats assist after four-year-old drowns in SpainChild in swimming pool at villa on Marbella’s Golden Mile when the fatality occurredMon Jul 30 2018 - 21:08
How ‘Humanae Vitae’ crushed the hopes of millions of CatholicsFifty years ago encyclical laid down terms of church’s ban on artifical contraceptionSat Jul 28 2018 - 05:00
In a word . . . MisandryThe MacGill ‘manel’ controversy: I feel in this instance some women went too farSat Jul 28 2018 - 01:00
