Papal nuncio warns Catholics against becoming ‘caricatures’Relations between Ireland and the Vatican have ‘improved immensely’Sat Aug 22 2015 - 01:01
Bishop cancels talk by liberal priest Fr Tony FlanneryCleric has liberal views on women priests, homosexuality and contraceptionFri Aug 21 2015 - 21:07
Virgin Mary apparitions remembered 30 years onStatues were said to have moved at 30 Irish locations in 1985Wed Aug 19 2015 - 01:00
Church of Ireland calls for urgent resolution of homeless crisisChurch commission critical of ‘scandal . . . in one of the richest countries in the world’Tue Aug 18 2015 - 15:27
Patsy McGarry: Cost of violence at North parades should be borne by organisers‘Last month was a reminder of the dark underbelly that can accompany Orange marches and which the Order allows off the leash when it suits’Tue Aug 18 2015 - 13:14
Tony Flannery to speak at conference on women’s ordinationMartin Sheen endorses US event at which banned priest will speak prior to pope’s visitTue Aug 18 2015 - 01:00
Intimidation as child helped Martin McAleese reach out to loyalistsVisit of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth highlight of McAleese presidencyMon Aug 17 2015 - 21:47
Christians ‘world’s most oppressed religious group’Bells to be rung at noon in parishes all over Ireland in solidarity with persecutedSat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
Fermanagh Orangemen give cold shoulder to GAAGrand Orange Lodge survey reveals that almost 74% would not attend a GAA matchSat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
Galway Cathedral celebrates 50th anniversaryKnown locally as ‘Taj Miceál’, its landmark green dome towers over the city skylineSat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
New York cardinal opens 2015 national novena at KnockOver 150,000 pilgrims from Ireland and abroad expected to attend over the nine daysFri Aug 14 2015 - 22:32
LÉ Niamh rescues 125 people in MediterraneanMigrants taken from overloaded vessel 115km northwest of TripoliTue Aug 11 2015 - 00:39
Marie Collins wary but glad to be helping Vatican protect minorsAbuse survivor invited to join Vatican Commission for the Protection of Minors last yearSat Aug 08 2015 - 01:00
Secret Village Festival: We’re not telling you where it’s on‘Best undiscovered festival in Ireland’ plans to stay that way, but read on if you mustFri Aug 07 2015 - 14:26
Campaign to highlight pancreatic cancer ‘liberated’ Charlie FellFuneral of Irish Times columnist told he was ‘inspirational’ in final lectureThu Aug 06 2015 - 18:38
Dublin archdiocese reviews controversial fundraising driveSpokesman confirms move after parishioners express concernWed Aug 05 2015 - 01:00
First chartered pilgrimage flight set for Knock AirportTransatlantic flight from US to Ireland West Airport Knock a first for Aer LingusTue Aug 04 2015 - 20:34
Same-sex marriage legislation to arrive early next Dáil termTimetable follows Court of Appeal’s dismissal of challenges to referendum resultSat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00
Muslim leaders disagree over usefulness of protest against ISAbsence of representatives of larger mosques also due to lack of consultation in advanceTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
Archbishop Martin regrets saying church needs ‘reality check’Historians should look at religious roots of 1916 leaders’ thinking, he saidMon Jul 27 2015 - 13:36
Extremism exists among Muslims in Ireland, anti-Islamic State protest is toldIrish Muslim Peace and Integration Council launches document against radicalisation at O’Connell Street protestMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:03
Mother and baby homes inquiry seeks to hear from residentsCommission to focus on 14 homes, with report to be completed by 2018Mon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Berkeley tragedy: Successful ‘Fun Raiser’ for Aoife Beary‘The more support that we can give them the better,’ US Ambassador Kevin O’MalleySat Jul 25 2015 - 20:39
Irish Muslims to hold protest condemning Islamic State’Not in Our Name’ protest takes place at 1pm in Dublin on SundayFri Jul 24 2015 - 14:44
Walking stick of St Teresa visits Ireland on world tourEvent commemorates saint born 500 years ago, relic to arrive in Galway on SaturdayFri Jul 24 2015 - 09:54
Number of Germans leaving Catholic Church rises by 22%Record numbers renouncing their Christianity attributed to changes in the tax systemThu Jul 23 2015 - 19:03
Garda ‘failed in duty’ to properly handle Cloyne abuse claimsGsoc says taking action against two members would be moot, as both now retiredThu Jul 23 2015 - 16:00
Rev Dr William O’Neill lays down his pen after 55 yearsAuthor of Presbyterian Notes for ‘The Irish Times’ since 1960 finishes writing careerSat Jul 18 2015 - 01:00
Driver who hit girl at riot to be charged with attempted murderOne officer had ear severed by block, another could have lost finger when bitten at NI paradeTue Jul 14 2015 - 13:39
Orange Order parades: All sides condemn ‘disgraceful’ violenceFirst Minister of NI says it is vital that those involved in riots are ‘held accountable’Tue Jul 14 2015 - 10:20
Orange Order parades: 24 officers and teenage girl injuredGirl hit by car while one officer needed 12 stitches for bite wound in violent protestsTue Jul 14 2015 - 10:20
Orange Order parades: Missiles hurled as PSNI block marchOrangemen prevented from parading past flashpoint Ardoyne shops in north BelfastMon Jul 13 2015 - 23:08
Light hearts and prodigious drinking mark the TwelfthBoisterous youth chime with more sedate older couples on Orange day out in BelfastMon Jul 13 2015 - 20:07
Carmel McDonnell Byrne remembers a difficult past‘In July 1965, my mother abandoned eight children and our lives changed forever’Sat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
After 29,000kms and 16 months, Irish world cyclist returnsBreifne Earley, who made journey to raise suicide awareness, will end trip in LeitrimFri Jul 10 2015 - 15:16
Irish Catholics can now trace ancestry online back to 1740sAlmost 300 years of parish registers to be made available by National Library of IrelandTue Jul 07 2015 - 22:28
Priest challenges belief in perpetual virginity of MaryFr Tony Flannery says scholars turned Jesus’s siblings into cousins to fit church’s viewTue Jul 07 2015 - 17:54
Long days means it isn’t easy being Muslim in IrelandRamadan in June involves fasting for 20 hours a day: no food, water, smoking or sexTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
Brady’s evidence raises questions about 1975 abuse investigationRetired Catholic primate’s role in looking into Brendan Smyth allegations unclearFri Jun 26 2015 - 10:23
Climate change: Cost of doing nothing ‘huge for Ireland’Climate justice conference told that State ‘sheltering behind intransigent countries’Tue Jun 23 2015 - 18:50
Climate action on fuels needed, says Mary RobinsonFormer president says planet on track to be 4 degrees warmer than pre-industrial levelsMon Jun 22 2015 - 22:31
