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
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
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
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
Hundreds of Magdalene women gather in Dublin for event in their honourFirst time for many to speak freely to other women incarcerated in the laundriesTue Jun 05 2018 - 01:00
Ireland still one of the most Christian states in EuropeMost take á la carte approach to faith and opt to go without regular church attendanceMon Jun 04 2018 - 01:00
Conscience takes priority over church teaching, says Catholic CatechismAnalysis: Faithful have the right to act in conscience and freedom when making moral decisionsSun Jun 03 2018 - 19:57
