Catholic bishops pile on the pressure over proposed abortion legislationJoint statement expected from their summer meeting this weekMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Clearing of name of Kerry priest falsely accused raises ‘matters of great concern’Association of Catholic Priests says priests are now ‘an easy target’ with considerable number of false allegationsFri Jun 07 2013 - 01:11
Senior Church of Ireland clerics issue plea before G8 summitIsland of Ireland ‘in desperate need of a positive vision’Wed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
Catholic Church pamphlet says claim of no change to law on abortion ‘untrue’Concerted campaign by church to prevent legislation beginsMon May 27 2013 - 01:00
‘Brilliant’ former Evening Press editor diesSeán Ward always said his greatest achievement was signing Con HoulihanFri May 24 2013 - 19:00
Christian Brothers to pay millions of dollars to abuse victims in US and CanadaOver 400 people to be compensated with financial settlement of $16.5mFri May 24 2013 - 02:00
Restaurateur Seán Kinsella laid to restMass celebrant says chef was ‘an extraordinarily creative person, charismatic in many ways’Fri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Low number of prosecutions in clerical child abuse cases notedGreat majority of abuse allegations against priests historicMon May 20 2013 - 13:35
Archbishop Martin says law will leave unborn with less protection here than in more ‘liberal’ statesFirst public intervention in debateWed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Changes to mental health law expectedPre-existing views of patients on treatments likely to be taken into accountMon May 13 2013 - 10:36
Kerry teenager who spoke against suicide dies of cancerDonal Walsh appealed to young people not to take their own livesMon May 13 2013 - 00:01
Tone of bishops’ language on abortion an echo of other daysWould that the bishops always had as much passion for protecting childrenTue May 07 2013 - 06:00
Archdeacon declines appointment as bishop of Meath and KildareArchdeacon Leslie Stevenson’s ‘positive concern’ for Church of Ireland prompts him to decline appointmentMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Church child protection chief to stand down after six yearsIan Elliott has been asked by the Catholic Church in Australia to advise it on setting up child-protection review structuresThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Watchdog Elliott played key role in Catholic Church child safety reformThe church got more than it bargained for in the tenacious chief executive of the National Board for Safeguarding ChildrenThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Archbishop of Dublin criticises ‘unseen hardships’ caused by austerityChildren going to school without breakfast, Diarmuid Martin tells NY gatheringThu Apr 25 2013 - 05:00
Clogher clerical abuse report: retired bishop accepts criticism over handling of allegationsChurch watchdog says overall picture on child protection now ‘very positive’Wed Apr 24 2013 - 12:00
Two Cloyne schoolchildren to be confirmed by Pope Francis in Rome‘Fantastic opportunity’ for pair, says Bishop of Cloyne William CreanWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
Church of Ireland tells Government of concerns at policy on schoolsCentenary commemorations should be sensitive to all traditions, say delegatesMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Martin stresses theme of renewal for Armagh roleCardinal Seán Brady believed likely to stand down before August of next yearMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
St Vincent de Paul Society owed ‘great debt’ by society, says Archbishop‘Your credibility comes because people trust you’, Martin tells organisationMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Trócaire executive director to stand downHis qualities made him an “outstanding leader for the organisation” says bishopThu Apr 18 2013 - 16:22
Laundry women to meet judge to discuss help they may receive from StateJudge Quirke to report within month on aid to Magdalene womenWed Apr 17 2013 - 23:00
Dramatic cuts lead to improvement in Dublin diocesan financesCuts in pay and support funds deliver slight surplus for Dublin’s Catholic archdioceseTue Apr 16 2013 - 18:05
Palestinian Christians dwindling in number due to political situationSenior Palestianian churchmen blame Israel, the US, and GermanyTue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00
Sectarianism 'alive and well' in Dublin, says Church of Ireland archbishopArchbishop Michael Jackson says he is slow to agree 'the bad old days' are behind usMon Apr 15 2013 - 06:00
More barriers to peace in North now than before Good Friday accord, say bishopsCatholic body warns of deprivation and suicide threat among young people 15 years after dealTue Apr 09 2013 - 17:46
Attempts to equate same-sex unions with marriage will always fail, says bishop‘Essential’ sufficient time is given to evaluate any change to existing constitutional definition of marriageTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
Justice for Magdalenes publishes survivor guideAnxiety that Magdalene women in diaspora be made aware of Government fundTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
Church must be ‘restructured’, says Archbishop of DublinChristians must be ‘pro-life’ in fullest sense, Diarmuid Martin tells Easter vigil gatheringSun Mar 31 2013 - 21:42
Gilmore warns of ongoing threats to Belfast AgreementRemembering dead of Northern conflict ‘really important’Sat Mar 30 2013 - 06:13
Cardinal appeals to Catholics to cherish ‘the gift of human life’Easter message speaks of 'exciting days' in the churchSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Catholic and Church of Ireland archbishops to lead walk through DublinEcumenical events mark Holy Week and EasterThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00
Christian example of Pope Francis provides a contrast with the gracelessRespect for conscience appears to have returned to the Catholic ChurchTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:00
Pope appeals to world leaders in inaugural massHuge crowds throng St Peter’s Square for a Mass to inaugurate papacyTue Mar 19 2013 - 08:49
Up to one million people expected to attend papal inauguration in Vatican CityAttendance of Zimbabwean president Mugabe provokes controversyTue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
Archbishop Martin warns on fundamentalism‘The church in Ireland has for a very long time had a very strong judgmental trait,’ congregation hearsMon Mar 18 2013 - 00:06
Pope greets over 100,000 in St Peter’s SquarePontiff warns against passing judgment on peopleSun Mar 17 2013 - 14:00
Pope Francis wants Church that is ‘poor and for the poor’Leader explains how he chose the name Francis in a lively audience with the mediaSat Mar 16 2013 - 12:29
Vatican rejects claims Pope Francis ‘did not do enough’ during Argentine junta yearsNew pontiff tells elderly cardinals old age is ‘seat of wisdom’Sat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Vatican rejects claims Pope Francis ‘did not do enough’ during Argentine junta yearsNew pontiff tells elderly cardinals old age is ‘seat of wisdom’Sat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Pope Francis warns against a church without Christ, and pays his billsCardinal Brady played significant role in pre-conclave discussions.Fri Mar 15 2013 - 06:54
Pope Francis to be invited to Ireland when ‘appropriate occasion occurs’Cardinal Brady says new pope told his electors ‘may God forgive you’ after decisive voteThu Mar 14 2013 - 18:34
Argentinian student Francisco waves flag for new PopeLone blue and white striped flag easily spotted in crowded sea of expectation in rapidly-filled St Peter’s SquareThu Mar 14 2013 - 06:00
Tasks and challenges facing new pope are dauntingThere are indications Francis I may be more pragmatist than doctrinaireThu Mar 14 2013 - 06:00
Cardinal Brady departs for conclaveOnly cardinal elector from Britain or Ireland asks for people’s prayersTue Mar 12 2013 - 10:24
‘Wide-open’ conclave begins today in RomeFirst vote tonight likely to produce black smokeTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
First pre-conclave swearing-in this evening at the VaticanCardinals discuss qualities necessary in next PopeMon Mar 11 2013 - 14:38
When will we see the white smoke?In other words, will we have a pope before Ireland meet Italy in Rome next Saturday or, maybe more pertinently, before St Patrick…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Press, sport represented at Downey funeralFr Dermot Nestor recited Patrick Kavanagh’s poem In Memory of My Mother at Paddy Downey’s funeral Mass at the Church of the Good…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
