In a Word . . . OrangeOne of the very first messages Teresa May received was from the Portadown OrangemenSat Jul 01 2017 - 00:00
Crisis in Irish Catholic priesthood revealed at meetings of clergyMeeting in Limerick hears call for confidential helpline for priestsTue Jun 27 2017 - 19:27
Church leaders unite to urge Stormont politicians to end impasseMen say there is a pressing need to end the political deadlock ‘in the interests of all in our society’Mon Jun 26 2017 - 21:43
Parents spend an average of €845 on First CommunionBank survey shows 1% rise in money spent on day, with make-up/hair for girls costing €41 per childMon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
At 25, Ireland’s youngest priest is ordained in Co KildareAlmost a third of priests in Kildare and Leighlin Catholic diocese are over 75Sun Jun 25 2017 - 21:26
Taoiseach’s sexual orientation ‘not an issue’ at Clonskeagh mosque‘The (Muslim) community in Ireland are living in Ireland where this is allowed by law’Sun Jun 25 2017 - 20:19
Taoiseach warns judges to respect separation of powersVaradkar says Government pressing ahead with judicial appointments billSun Jun 25 2017 - 16:40
‘Upset’ all round as priest made principal of Ennis schoolBishop of Killaloe appointed St Flannan’s only priest to the post without advertisingSat Jun 24 2017 - 01:00
In a Word . . . JohnSt John’s Eve was an occasion for major bonfires all over our part of the world in those daysSat Jun 24 2017 - 00:00
Lapsed Irish Catholics ‘most sympathetic’ to Jews, says authorJoyce, Binchy and O’Brien show ‘a link between lapsed Catholics and philo-semitism’Tue Jun 20 2017 - 20:41
Sam Maguire to be remembered with eight bells at Co Cork churchSt Mary’s Church of Ireland in Dunmanway, where Maguire is buried, to install bells this summerTue Jun 20 2017 - 10:10
Protestants and Catholics sharing church in Co MonaghanSt Mary’s in Castleblayney moving in with St Maeldoid’s from todayMon Jun 19 2017 - 11:29
Priest appointed principal of Clare school after bishop's recommendationBishop says he is ‘willing to discuss’ appointment of priest in EnnisMon Jun 19 2017 - 01:00
Trinity Access Programme encourages people to go on to universityWhat do a Burmese refugee and an inner-city grandmother have in common? A chance of a degreeSat Jun 17 2017 - 01:00
In a Word . . . ChildishDoes Joyce’s 101-letter word symbolise a thunderclap associated with the fall of Adam and Eve?Sat Jun 17 2017 - 00:00
Maynooth seminary to be overhauled after turbulent periodSeminary and Pontifical University at St Patrick’s College to be separatedFri Jun 16 2017 - 20:51
Millions face starvation across east Africa, warns TrócaireTrócaire appeals to Irish to donate money for South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and KenyaThu Jun 15 2017 - 21:34
St Patrick’s College president appointed to Irish College in ParisMaynooth seminary was subject of controversy around alleged ‘gay subculture’Thu Jun 15 2017 - 19:48
Institutional abuse: NI report scathing at how Nazareth homes were runInquiries on both sides of Border criticised care in homes run by Sisters of NazarethWed Jun 14 2017 - 01:00
Fr Jack Finucane funeral Mass held at Kimmage ManorConcern co-founder brought ‘humanity to the most inhuman situations’Mon Jun 12 2017 - 20:35
Bishop says Scottish church’s move on gay marriage ‘a way forward’Scottish Episcopal Church first major congregation in UK to allow same-sex marriageSun Jun 11 2017 - 20:44
Ireland’s first ever Jesuit bishop to take over in Raphoe diocese‘As a Jesuit I bring strengths and weaknesses to this appointment,’ says Fr Alan McGuckianSun Jun 11 2017 - 19:47
Catholic bishops speak of ‘hostility’ and ‘persecution’ of church‘In every age people have written obituary of the church and our age is no exception’Sun Jun 11 2017 - 19:34
Spending on elderly cut by third since 2009, Citizens’ Assembly hearsCosts of care for growing older population may require new social insurance schemeSun Jun 11 2017 - 18:56
NI peace process began with question from Fr Alec Reid to Gerry AdamsNew book recalls fascinating life and eye-witness accounts of late Belfast priestWed Jun 07 2017 - 11:19
Catholic bishops praise court decision on asylum seekersCouncil has publicly raised issues related to direct provision centres in recent yearsMon Jun 05 2017 - 21:18
Rome’s leading Irishman hopes 2018 Dublin event will be ‘great moment of revival’Cardinal Kevin Farrell: World Meeting of Families will be ‘the beginning of a new process’ in the ChurchThu Jun 01 2017 - 22:00
Catholic archbishop has no wish to be chair of National Maternity HospitalDiarmuid Martin a ‘firm believer in having hospitals with a voluntary component in their management’Thu Jun 01 2017 - 15:43
Former Church of Ireland archbishop Donald Caird diesNoted Irish language scholar and ecumenist was ‘loved and respected in equal measure’Thu Jun 01 2017 - 15:41
Sisters’ surprise maternity hospital move recognises modern IrelandSt Vincent’s order was not blind to clash of Catholic values with more liberal lawsTue May 30 2017 - 01:00
Just one in four young homeless housed after two years, study findsCharities warn of a deepening youth homelessness crisis with an increase of 78 per centMon May 29 2017 - 08:01
Leading priest supports Dr Peter Boylan on new maternity hospitalAssociation of Catholic Priests also says facility should be State-ownedMon May 29 2017 - 01:00
State and Church leaders in Ireland express heartfelt solidarity with ManchesterA ‘cowardly attack on innocent citizens’, says President Michael D HigginsTue May 23 2017 - 18:10
Downward trend in reports of new clerical child sex abuse allegations continues‘A note of caution has to be sounded against any over confidence’ about risks to childrenTue May 23 2017 - 15:39
President Higgins opens route to new relationship with VaticanAnalysis: Higgins says pope ‘indispensable voice of humanity’Mon May 22 2017 - 23:24
Dubliner, who was Protestant, declared ‘Blessed’ by Catholic ChurchThe priest was reared Protestant and converted to Catholism when he was 35-years-oldSat May 13 2017 - 15:33
Catholic Church’s good deeds are being erased, says archbishopEamon Martin defends religious role in education and healthcareTue May 09 2017 - 01:00
Reference to blasphemy in the Constitution is largely obsolete, say all ChurchesGod ‘is big enough to look after Himself without needing any assistance from gardaí’Tue May 09 2017 - 00:31
Death of Irishman with long career in Vatican diplomatic corpsArchbishop Thomas White served in Africa, Central America, Asia, and OceaniaMon May 08 2017 - 22:25
Blasphemy provisions seen as ‘Irish solution to Irish problem’Minister for justice in 2009 said he never had so many outraged emails as on this issueMon May 08 2017 - 14:49
Church of Ireland delegates defeat motion on public service for same-sex couplesGeneral Synod debate on proposal to develop public thanksgiving service for legally married same-sex couplesFri May 05 2017 - 21:36
Admissions reform would ‘undermine’ Protestant schoolsPolicy change would remove ‘very purpose for existence’ of schools, General Synod toldFri May 05 2017 - 20:57
Abortion should be dealt with by legislation, says Church of IrelandGeneral Synod hears Constitution is ‘not best place to deal with complex moral matter’Fri May 05 2017 - 15:54
Church of Ireland may use churches as ‘safe places’ from domestic abuseArchbishop of Armagh says ‘Church does not have a reputation as being a place of safety’Thu May 04 2017 - 13:19
Funds for services provided by Catholic church in Dublin downShare collections alone dropped over 10% in five years as demand for services growsTue May 02 2017 - 23:28
