Ireland’s Muslims more educated than general populationJews better educated globally than other key religious groups, Pew Research Centre findsWed Dec 14 2016 - 05:00
Opus Dei leader Javier Echevarría Rodríguez dies aged 84The Catholic bishop died in Rome after being hospitalised due to a lung infectionTue Dec 13 2016 - 16:23
Former Armagh bishop Gerard Clifford dies aged 75Archbishop pays tribute to ‘one of the great figures of the ecumenical movement’Mon Dec 12 2016 - 21:09
Archbishop says church must help people in marriage difficultyDiarmuid Martin says offering black-and-white answers will not solve marital issuesMon Dec 12 2016 - 17:20
X Factor host O’Leary appeals for funds for Irish emigrants in LondonLondon Irish Centre asks people to contact overseas relatives they have not seen for yearsMon Dec 12 2016 - 16:42
Parish life will be very different in the future, says Catholic PrimatePriests and bishops will have to ‘let go’ as lay people become the new centre of gravitySun Dec 11 2016 - 21:31
Clerical child sex abuse allegations in Dublin continue to fallSettlements cost archdiocese €22.4 million to date, including legal fees of €7.2 millionSun Dec 11 2016 - 21:19
Fitzgerald and Zappone arrive at Greece’s migrant campsMinisters will witness effects of country’s migration crisis and assess progress to dateSun Dec 11 2016 - 20:29
Gay men and supporters of ‘gay culture’ cannot be priests – VaticanNew document reiterates position outlined following election of Pope Benedict in 2005Sun Dec 11 2016 - 19:50
Repealing Eighth Amendment would redefine life ‘for all’, say Catholic bishopsNo logical or scientific basis for considering unborn child to be a non-person, say prelatesFri Dec 09 2016 - 20:22
Irish faith leaders sign joint declaration calling for peace in the Middle EastSignatories at Glencree meeting include Christian, Muslim and Jewish representativesThu Dec 08 2016 - 14:35
Homelessness ‘an affront to human dignity’, Catholic bishops sayPeople sleeping on streets contrary to social teaching of Church and should be ‘eradicated forever’Thu Dec 08 2016 - 12:16
Roscommon rejects elements of boundary review reportAthlone border review finds area west of town may need to be subsumed into WestmeathTue Dec 06 2016 - 17:14
Mayo woman to receive human dignity awardGena Heraty has been a lay missionary in Haiti for 23 years, caring for disabled childrenTue Dec 06 2016 - 15:20
Concern Worldwide co-founder dies after long illnessKay O’Loughlin Kennedy set up humanitarian agency with her husband in 1968Mon Dec 05 2016 - 19:53
Garda concerned at delay in reporting alleged sexual assault at King’s HospitalGardaí say it is too early to know if anyone frustrated case being reported soonerSat Dec 03 2016 - 01:01
Many witnesses at alleged assault on boy at King’s HospitalUp to 15 pupils gathered in dormitory when alleged hockey stick incident occurredSat Dec 03 2016 - 01:00
School delayed reporting alleged sexual assault for four daysKing’s Hospital ignored legal advice to immediately tell authorites about allegationFri Dec 02 2016 - 01:00
King’s Hospital board to discuss alleged sex assault of pupilChurch of Ireland governors express ‘sincere concern’ for 13-year-old boy and his familyThu Dec 01 2016 - 21:00
Boy (13) allegedly sexually assaulted by pupils at boarding schoolGarda, Tusla examine claim student attacked with hockey stick at King’s Hospital schoolThu Dec 01 2016 - 14:08
Church of Ireland clergy express ‘concern’ after allegations of sexual assault at Dublin schoolInvestigations by gardaí and Tusla into alleged incident at King’s Hospital SchoolThu Dec 01 2016 - 13:11
Pope’s visit to Ireland will not draw the 1979 crowds of 2.7mAugust 2018 trip likely to include Northern Ireland but all details yet to be worked outTue Nov 29 2016 - 01:00
Ross confirms Kenny waved Constitution at him at Cabinet meetingMinister for Transport describes exchanges with Taoiseach as having been ‘very robust’Tue Nov 29 2016 - 00:24
Papal visit a chance to tackle ‘silencing’ of priestsAssociation of Catholic Priests: Visit may be way to address issue of disciplined membersMon Nov 28 2016 - 22:57
Religious delegation from Syria in Ireland to campaign against EU sanctionsDoctors in party claim sanctions are killing more Syrian children than Islamic StateMon Nov 28 2016 - 21:42
Waterford woman wins young chef award with lamb dishMaeve Walsh (23), one of six finalists, will now work at Michelin star restaurant in UKMon Nov 28 2016 - 01:07
New Christmas jumpers record set in DublinParticipants in Geansaí Nollag event up 25% as O’Connell Street lights switched onSun Nov 27 2016 - 21:59
Former Clerys workers protest outside the storeSiptu members demand justice for ex-staff at entrance to the Dublin department storeFri Nov 25 2016 - 17:23
CofI questions if public vote appropriate to resolve abortion issueChurch says complex issue ‘more suitably addressed through nuanced legislation’Thu Nov 24 2016 - 23:40
Retired solicitor to set up LGBT support group in Presbyterian churchGroup to be modelled on similar in Church of Ireland and Methodist ChurchThu Nov 24 2016 - 18:58
Archbishop urges food donations in lead-up to ChristmasDiarmuid Martin asks Dubliners to give to Crosscare food banks as demand increasesThu Nov 24 2016 - 16:58
Roscommon safe as boundary review recommends no changeProposal to move 30 sq km of the south county into Co Westmeath rejected by reviewThu Nov 24 2016 - 15:29
Ireland was ‘not exempt’ from anti-Jewish prejudice, President saysMichael D Higgins hosts reception for delegates from the World Jewish CongressTue Nov 22 2016 - 16:22
Catholic library board members resign in row over DCU takeoverCentral Catholic Library is in financial difficulty as usage declinesTue Nov 22 2016 - 15:37
Higgins congratulates Islamic centre on fighting prejudicePresident commends Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin as it celebrates 20th anniversaryMon Nov 21 2016 - 20:42
Analysis: Pope Francis consistent over absolution for abortionPontiff: ‘Remaining only at the level of the law is equivalent to thwarting faith and mercy’Mon Nov 21 2016 - 19:30
Pope allows priests absolve women of ‘grave sin’ of abortionThere is no sin that God’s mercy cannot reach, says Pope Francis in Apostolic LetterMon Nov 21 2016 - 13:16
Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland celebrates 20th anniversaryClonskeagh busiest Islamic centre, with 1,200 praying dailySat Nov 19 2016 - 01:00
In a Word . . . charityCharity will always be needed even though we have recently become suspicious of itSat Nov 19 2016 - 00:00
Religious rift over plans to reform school admissions policiesChristian group claims recommendations of rights body threatens faith formation in schoolsFri Nov 18 2016 - 16:20
Priests accuse bishops of ‘trying to fob us off’Prelates ‘don’t want exclusive club changed’, Association of Catholic Priests meeting toldWed Nov 16 2016 - 22:32
‘Reviled’ priests’ morale at all time low, conference hearsFr Brendan Hoban says clerics are being turned into ‘sacrament-dispensing machines’Wed Nov 16 2016 - 22:12
Minister to set up review of abuse survivors’ group Caranua70% of State organisation’s spending to date allocated to housing, says chief executiveWed Nov 16 2016 - 09:05
Dublin’s Islamic Cultural Centre celebrates 20th anniversaryClonskeagh building was opened in 1996 by then president Mary RobinsonTue Nov 15 2016 - 01:00
Church of Ireland appoints child protection officerGabriel Chrystal brings range of experience from work with police forces in BritainMon Nov 14 2016 - 17:31
Mother and baby home group backs call for forced adoptions inquiryCall made in letter to Taoiseach by a former top official with HSE child and family servicesMon Nov 14 2016 - 17:12
Returned Irish emigrants asked to share experience of coming homeSurvey is intended to help other people prepare for their move back to IrelandMon Nov 14 2016 - 09:04
