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Catholic doctrines ‘no longer make sense’, says Fr Tony Flannery

Catholic doctrines ‘no longer make sense’, says Fr Tony Flannery

People are ‘rejecting [traditional] doctrines as childish fantasies and walking away’

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 16:00
Irishman killed in Vietnam 50 years ago to be honoured Co Mayo

Irishman killed in Vietnam 50 years ago to be honoured Co Mayo

An estimated 30 Irishmen, serving with US forces, were killed in Vietnam war

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 09:34
In a word . . . Dart

In a word . . . Dart

Want to turn back time? Set foot on the platform of a Dart station

Sat Mar 25 2017 - 00:00
Maureen Haughey funeral told of ‘republican in the truest sense’

Maureen Haughey funeral told of ‘republican in the truest sense’

‘Nationalist to her fingertips’ was proud of legacy of late father, former taoiseach Séan Lemass

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 19:49
Government funding of €11m to fight latest famine in Africa

Government funding of €11m to fight latest famine in Africa

Charlie Flanagan flags ‘massive and urgent scale-up of humanitarian assistance’ needed

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 20:37
Calls for Roscommon council to build mosque

Calls for Roscommon council to build mosque

Businessman says bringing Syrian refugees to Ballaghaderreen ‘is punishment for them’

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 19:57
Pope would be warmly welcomed in Ireland in 2018 - Flanagan

Pope would be warmly welcomed in Ireland in 2018 - Flanagan

Minister in Rome for event to mark official reopening of Irish Embassy to Vatican

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 15:02
Mother and baby homes ‘destroyed lives’ says CoI archbishop

Mother and baby homes ‘destroyed lives’ says CoI archbishop

Antagonism toward churches deepened by recent revelations, says Dr Michael Jackson

Sun Mar 19 2017 - 15:01
Former president says it’s ‘no time for silence’  on  migrant rights

Former president says it’s ‘no time for silence’ on migrant rights

Bells ring out at churches across Ireland and internationally in support of refugees

Sun Mar 19 2017 - 11:53
In a Word . . . Bell

In a Word . . . Bell

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 00:00
‘Very serious’ decline in number becoming priests in Ireland

‘Very serious’ decline in number becoming priests in Ireland

Papal nuncio says many contributed to improving relations between Holy See and Ireland

Fri Mar 17 2017 - 16:28
Parents and past-pupils secure future of Cistercian College

Parents and past-pupils secure future of Cistercian College

Historic Roscrea boarding school to remain open against the odds after €1.5m pledged

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 17:35
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s ‘hidden realites’ recalled at funeral Mass

Bishop Eamonn Casey’s ‘hidden realites’ recalled at funeral Mass

Son of late cleric not among crowd of more than 1,600 who attended Galway service

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 15:44
Marie Collins challenges assertions by top Vatican cardinal

Marie Collins challenges assertions by top Vatican cardinal

Protection of minors: Cardinal says did not understand Collins’s talk of lack of co-operation

Wed Mar 15 2017 - 21:17
Bishop Eamon Casey ‘never resorted to self-pity’, removal told

Bishop Eamon Casey ‘never resorted to self-pity’, removal told

Tributes paid to former Bishop of Galway who was the first chairman of aid agency Trócaire

Wed Mar 15 2017 - 20:39
Church of Ireland anti-racism initiative  draws global support

Church of Ireland anti-racism initiative draws global support

Mary McAleese to launch event calling for parishes to ring their bells against xenophobia

Wed Mar 15 2017 - 20:08
‘Bishop Eamonn Casey wanted to challenge realities’

‘Bishop Eamonn Casey wanted to challenge realities’

Bishop John Kirby recalls the ‘dynamic’ man he came to know

Wed Mar 15 2017 - 01:00
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s funeral arrangements announced

Bishop Eamonn Casey’s funeral arrangements announced

Funeral Mass will take place at 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon in Galway

Tue Mar 14 2017 - 13:16
Eamonn Casey: When The Irish Times met  the bishop in Ecuador

Eamonn Casey: When The Irish Times met the bishop in Ecuador

Religious affairs correspondent Patsy McGarry on meeting Bishop Casey in 1997

Tue Mar 14 2017 - 08:38
The troubled life of  Bishop Eamonn Casey

The troubled life of Bishop Eamonn Casey

He liked fast cars and good company, but was also a driven activist who set up Trócaire

Mon Mar 13 2017 - 21:03
Leo Varadkar says Government ‘cannot seize church lands’

Leo Varadkar says Government ‘cannot seize church lands’

‘It is not in the power of the Government to confiscate anyone’s property,’ says Minister

Mon Mar 13 2017 - 19:15
In a Word . . . Euthanasia

In a Word . . . Euthanasia

Old age has little to offer . . . who wants to end up incontinent in mind and body?

Sat Mar 11 2017 - 00:00
Vatican ignores child protection proposals approved by pope

Vatican ignores child protection proposals approved by pope

Sir Humphrey would have a lot to learn from Curia bureaucrats on art of obfuscation

Mon Mar 06 2017 - 01:00
In a Word . . . Fiction

In a Word . . . Fiction

Sat Mar 04 2017 - 00:00
Marie Collins resigns from Vatican child protection body

Marie Collins resigns from Vatican child protection body

Abuse survivor says she is frustrated with some officials in the Roman curia

Wed Mar 01 2017 - 11:00
Absence of politicians at Connell funeral raises questions

Absence of politicians at Connell funeral raises questions

Cardinal’s funeral amounted to ‘small’ affair for a former major figure in Irish life

Wed Mar 01 2017 - 01:00
Ringing around the world: Bells to protest anti-immigrant views

Ringing around the world: Bells to protest anti-immigrant views

Joy of Bells initiative to oppose ‘incredible fear’ generated against immigrants, refugees

Tue Feb 28 2017 - 20:43
In a Word . . . Football

In a Word . . . Football

Sat Feb 25 2017 - 00:00
Mourners gather to celebrate life of Cardinal Desmond Connell

Mourners gather to celebrate life of Cardinal Desmond Connell

Faithful told that the late prelate ‘became archbishop at a difficult time in this diocese’

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 18:29
Cardinal Desmond Connell’s removal takes place in Dublin

Cardinal Desmond Connell’s removal takes place in Dublin

History is made as two archbishops receive cleric’s remains

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 21:54
Cardinal Desmond Connell: Child abuse crisis was low point of life

Cardinal Desmond Connell: Child abuse crisis was low point of life

Patsy McGarry looks at the career of the former Archbishop of Dublin

Tue Feb 21 2017 - 13:59
Case for radical reform of   Garda now  unequivocal

Case for radical reform of Garda now unequivocal

From the ‘heavy gang’ to Maurice McCabe, questions on accountability persist

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 01:00
Death of ‘sex as sin’ brought confession era to an end - priest

Death of ‘sex as sin’ brought confession era to an end - priest

Remarks counter clergy at Galway novena who suggested practice making a comeback

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 01:00
Patsy McGarry. . . In a Word

Patsy McGarry. . . In a Word

Most of us would happily have exchanged places with our classmate the Protestant

Sat Feb 18 2017 - 00:00
Cistercian College Roscrea boys’ boarding school to close

Cistercian College Roscrea boys’ boarding school to close

Top Catholic college in Offaly to call time on vocation as enrolment dips 45% in 10 years

Fri Feb 17 2017 - 17:47
Falsely accused of child sex abuse: ordeal of innocent priests

Falsely accused of child sex abuse: ordeal of innocent priests

‘I understand why people, including clergy, take their own lives in situations like that’

Sun Feb 12 2017 - 23:30
Archbishop of Dublin in scathing criticism of health crisis

Archbishop of Dublin in scathing criticism of health crisis

Diarmuid Martin says culture of care will never flourish in a climate of bureaucracy

Sun Feb 12 2017 - 17:14
Give Me a Crash Course In . . .  Catholic schools and the baptism barrier

Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Catholic schools and the baptism barrier

Are parents struggling to get their unbaptised children into Ireland’s schools? Not according to primary principals

Sat Feb 11 2017 - 00:00
In a word . . . Optimist

In a word . . . Optimist

Sat Feb 11 2017 - 00:00
Just 1.2% of  children refused school place over Baptism barrier

Just 1.2% of children refused school place over Baptism barrier

Survey by Catholic primary schools group shows 95% take everyone who applies

Wed Feb 08 2017 - 01:00
Rev Noble McNeely elected  moderator of Presbyterian Church

Rev Noble McNeely elected moderator of Presbyterian Church

Co Down native who replaces Rev Dr Frank Sellar will be installed in Belfast on June 5th

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 21:44
Waterford church bells to ring out against xenophobia

Waterford church bells to ring out against xenophobia

Mary McAleese to launch ‘Joy of Bells’ initiative protesting against anti-immigrant mood

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 15:00
Terminally ill ex-nun: 'I have right to decide when I go to heaven'

Terminally ill ex-nun: 'I have right to decide when I go to heaven'

Kate Tobin, suffering from multiple sclerosis, is embarking on a book-reading fundraiser

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 08:23
Lawyer Amal Clooney nominated for Tipperary Peace Prize

Lawyer Amal Clooney nominated for Tipperary Peace Prize

Other nominees include Fr Patrick Devine, Martin McGuinness and Amnesty Ireland

Mon Feb 06 2017 - 20:02
In a word  . . . February

In a word . . . February

Sat Feb 04 2017 - 00:00
Time catches up with McQuaid’s monumental church

Time catches up with McQuaid’s monumental church

Background: The landmark Church of the Annunciation in Dublin faces several issues

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 01:00
One of Dublin’s largest Catholic churches to be demolished

One of Dublin’s largest Catholic churches to be demolished

Finglas church to be knocked down to make way for a smaller centre

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 01:00
Consultation over Catholic schools needs to improve, says Archbishop

Consultation over Catholic schools needs to improve, says Archbishop

Hopes Taoiseach will be ‘courageous and forthright’ on refugees when meeting Trump

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 21:22
Cabinet to discuss Trump travel ban and St Patrick’s day visit

Cabinet to discuss Trump travel ban and St Patrick’s day visit

US pre-clearance at Irish airports to be reviewed, and Kenny's US visit to go ahead

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 05:00
Kenny should be at US St Patrick’s Day events - Mary McAleese

Kenny should be at US St Patrick’s Day events - Mary McAleese

Meeting Trump would allow ‘free and frank discussion’ on travel ban, says ex-president

Mon Jan 30 2017 - 14:26
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