Daniel O’Donnell and Nathan Carter to perform at Pope’s Festival of FamiliesPope Francis opts to sit among the faithful and not on stage with dignitaries at Croke ParkThu Jul 19 2018 - 15:27
Ireland ‘least Christian’ part of English-speaking worldNorthern Irish cleric Rev Trevor Johnston says ‘God seen as redundant’ in RepublicTue Jul 17 2018 - 04:00
Archbishop says youth alienated by Catholic Church‘Catholics must learn new ways in which they can win young hearts,’ says Diarmuid MartinMon Jul 16 2018 - 16:23
Bookings for World Meeting of Families events in Dublin ‘break all records’Over 353,000 tickets for pope’s Phoenix Park Mass booked on first day, says bishopSun Jul 15 2018 - 20:58
Mary McAleese likes ‘argumentative’ Pope Francis who ‘likes you to argue back’Ex-president says pope can also be ‘puzzling’ and church’s record on women is ‘poor’Sun Jul 15 2018 - 19:57
In a word... BastilleThe myth of great heroism behind the French revolution was fake newsSat Jul 14 2018 - 00:35
Up to 8,000 volunteers needed for papal Mass in Phoenix ParkStewards to be provided with uniform and undertake training ahead of the occasionFri Jul 13 2018 - 15:28
Pope’s visit and World Meeting of Families gets stamp of approvalStamps on religious topics ‘always really popular with those attending events’Thu Jul 12 2018 - 17:50
Newgrange digs are expected to reveal an ‘extraordinary’ findThe first research excavations at the Co Meath site in more than 30 years have begunWed Jul 11 2018 - 01:00
Motor Neurone Disease is 'a nightmare but I’m adapting', says priestWalk While You Can: Fr Tony Coote travelling Ireland to raise funds to tackle diseaseMon Jul 09 2018 - 01:45
Priest criticises most senior Irishman in Rome on marriage preparationCardinal Kevin Farrell says priests have no credibility when it comes to training people for marriageFri Jul 06 2018 - 21:16
Division in Tuam between residents and mother and baby home relativesMany locals want only a memorial, while families favour total forensic excavationFri Jul 06 2018 - 20:02
An Post delivers parcel by drone to island off MayoDelivery was 'prelude where similar flights to hard-to-reach locations are concerned'Fri Jul 06 2018 - 19:35
Presbyterian ministers ‘hurt’ by hard line on same-sex couplesMinisters and elders express ‘hurt, dismay and anger’ following recent decisionsFri Jul 06 2018 - 01:04
Papal document promoting chastity central to sex education in many schoolsHead of Joint Managerial Body addresses Oireachtas committee as part of RSE reviewThu Jul 05 2018 - 16:37
In a word ... PresidentWhat more worthy regional accent was there in Ireland than that of Douglas Hyde?Wed Jul 04 2018 - 16:51
Public consultations ahead of papal visit to begin in MallowSummaries of what is discussed will be forwarded to Pope FrancisTue Jul 03 2018 - 20:48
Priests do not have experience to prepare people for marriage, says Vatican CardinalPope Francis, ‘unnoticed, has gradually been putting women into positions of power’Tue Jul 03 2018 - 14:56
Say Nope to the Pope denies trying to stop people attending Dublin MassTaoiseach’s criticism based on ‘false facts and inaccurate jabber published in the papers’Mon Jul 02 2018 - 19:44
About 20,000 tickets left to see Pope Francis in Phoenix ParkThere are currently no plans to make extra tickets available for Knock visitMon Jul 02 2018 - 13:57
A long journey: The first Spiritan priest to be ordained in Ireland since 2001Three new priests are being ordained in Ireland this week, in an era of dwindling vocationsSat Jun 30 2018 - 06:00
Pope’s Ireland visit prompts ‘protest booking’ campaignOne man who will not be attending papal Mass claims to have secured 800 ticketsTue Jun 26 2018 - 10:15
Church of Ireland bishop defends attendance at conservative forumBishop Harold Miller says he ‘never once heard anyone speak harshly, in anger, aggressively’Mon Jun 25 2018 - 21:08
Bishops’ presence at Gafcon an ‘absolute disgrace’Church of Ireland dean accuses conferenceof ‘tactical use of homophobic rallying calls’Sun Jun 24 2018 - 20:40
High demand for tickets to World Meeting of Families events at the RDSTickets for Knock and papal Mass in Phoenix Park available free from Monday morningSun Jun 24 2018 - 20:00
In a Word . . . gangWe had street gangs which began collecting tyres at New Year’s for the June bonfireSat Jun 23 2018 - 01:00
Mary McAleese: Baptised children ‘infant conscripts’‘You can’t impose, really, obligations on people who are only two weeks old’Sat Jun 23 2018 - 00:01
Infant Baptism is enforced membership of the Catholic Church, says Mary McAleeseConscience in the Catholic Church is supreme, above teachings of Pope and bishopsFri Jun 22 2018 - 20:55
Irish sisters, doing it for the underprivileged in America’s deep SouthTeens left Ireland in 1951 to teach in first free Texan Catholic school for African AmericansFri Jun 22 2018 - 16:36
Tickets for Pope Francis events in Ireland on sale from MondayTotal of 500,000 passes available for Phoenix Park visit with 4,000 more stewards neededFri Jun 22 2018 - 15:18
Arab world’s first female politician receives DCU’s highest honourDr Amal Al Qubaisi ‘a figure of great historical significance’, Dr Martin McAleese saysThu Jun 21 2018 - 20:55
In a Word . . . UlyssesWe began our day at the Martello Tower in Sandycove where ‘Stately plump, Buck Mulligan’ began ‘Ulysses’Sat Jun 16 2018 - 01:00
Speakers at World Meeting of Families include 13 cardinalsOthers taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHughThu Jun 14 2018 - 05:29
Catholic bishops to set up ‘Council for Life’ following Yes voteNot respecting conscientious objections of medical staff a potential ‘great injustice’Wed Jun 13 2018 - 21:23
Cura, the Catholic Church crisis pregnancy agency, to close on FridayDecision linked to declining demand and proliferation of other agenciesWed Jun 13 2018 - 19:05
Churches help perpetuate injustices against LGBT people, says BishopAttitudes within churches ‘seems to be becoming more polarised, not less so’Wed Jun 13 2018 - 17:59
Q&A: All you need to know about the Papal visitAccess to all events by ticket, so no need to storm heaven with well-intentioned novenasTue Jun 12 2018 - 17:29
Pope Francis to face protests in Ireland over illegal church adoptionsSurvivors group says religious orders are ‘extorting the Government over past crimes’Tue Jun 12 2018 - 15:36
Republic's secularisation brings Protestant and Catholic churches closerAnxiety at ‘spiritual malaise in that country and a determination to deny God’s word’Tue Jun 12 2018 - 01:00
Pope Francis to be briefed on institutional abuse ahead of Ireland visitGay families welcome at World Meeting of Families events in Dublin, says PrimateTue Jun 12 2018 - 01:00
Visit of Pope Francis to Ireland: access to venues to be restrictedNumbers attending Phoenix Park Mass limited to 600,000, and 45,000 at Knock ShrineMon Jun 11 2018 - 13:54
In a Word . . . rhapsodyI went silent, wondering whether the taxi driver was bored or tired and just did not want conversationSat Jun 09 2018 - 01:00
Presbyterian Church says same-sex couples can no longer be full membersNew Testament ‘unambiguously regards homosexual activity as contrary to nature’Fri Jun 08 2018 - 17:45
Tickets going fast for World Meeting of Families in DublinOrganisers appeal for more volunteers to assist with management of eventsFri Jun 08 2018 - 03:01
Pope Francis to visit Knock shrine during trip to IrelandPontiff’s Phoenix Park Mass is expected to be the largest-ever ticketed eventFri Jun 08 2018 - 03:00
Presbyterian Church leader allowed to meet pope in IrelandTies with Church of Scotland loosened over latter’s recognition of same-sex marriageThu Jun 07 2018 - 19:07
Year on year rise in allegations of clerical child sex abuseMost of the 135 allegations of abusive behaviour reported in last year occurred before 2000Thu Jun 07 2018 - 15:36
Magdalene laundries: ‘I often wondered why were they so cruel’The nun ‘locked the two of us into the oratory all night long with a corpse’Wed Jun 06 2018 - 19:15
State failed in ‘duty of care’ to Magdalene women - FlanaganBanquet held in Dublin’s Mansion House for some 230 people incarcerated in laundriesTue Jun 05 2018 - 21:51
