Benedict blames frailty as sudden resignation takes world by surpriseThe Vatican expects a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, who surprised the world by announcing his resignation yesterday, to be …Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Benedict's aim, like that of John Paul II, was to ensure the centre heldAnalysis: The pope became known as “God’s Rottweiler” with good reasonTue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Proactive pontiff made sure child protection measures improvedSex abuse Where Ireland is concerned, Pope Benedict XVI will probably be best remembered for his Pastoral Letter to the Catholics…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
'The hunger was awful . . . the humiliation terrible'Survivors speak about their experiences and explain why a full apology is so importantMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
In praise of . . . Martin McAleeseIt is doubtful if anyone else could have achieved what Martin McAleese did this week: the completion in 18 months of a 1,000-…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Report lays bare true extent of State's involvementAnalysis: It was September 17th, 2009, and then minister for education Batt O’Keeffe was certainWed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Archbishop's ancestor is Lord Edward FitzGeraldThe new Archbishop Of Canterbury Justin Welby, who was confirmed as archbishop at St Paul’s Cathedral in London yesterday, has…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Magdalene laundries report published todayThe interdepartmental committee report on State involvement with Magdalene laundries will be presented to women who were in the…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Archbishop meets priests' association to discuss concernsThe Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) has met the Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin and members of the Council of Priests…Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Magdalene report to omit sensitive dataSensitive information disclosed to the McAleese committee, which has been investigating State involvement with Magdalene laundries…Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Magdalene laundries report due next weekThe report into the Magdalene laundries is expected to be published next Tuesday afternoon, February 5thFri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Magdalene report due next weekThe long-awaited report into the Magdalene laundries will be published next week.Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Report set to go to CabinetA report from the inter-departmental committee set up to establish the facts of the State's involvement with the Magdalen laundries…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Vatican threatened to excommunicate priest, documents confirmRedemptorist Fr Tony Flannery was threatened with excommunication by the Vatican, according to documents seen by The Irish Times…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryWe buried him with the old year on December 31st though he was barely of a September ageTue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Archbishop asks child safeguard body to be 'brutally honest' in jobProtection of children is “pro-life”, the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has saidMon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Priests support Flannery over challenging viewsIreland’s Redemptorists have said they are “deeply saddened at the breakdown in communication” between their colleague Fr Tony…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
'We will keep the pressure on until we get this'About 150 pro-choice supporters took part in a silent protest on Merrion Street in Dublin on Saturday evening as the Unite for…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
No point in saving economy if child's right to life compromised, says HarteTyrone football manager Mickey Harte told thousands attending Saturday’s “Unite for Life Vigil” in Dublin he was “most concerned…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
New appointee will be youngest Catholic bishop in the countryAt 51, the new Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh will, on installation in coming months, be the youngest Catholic bishop and archbishop…Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Appointment will alleviate the suffering of loyal servant Cardinal BradyASSESSMENT: The church took its time agreeing to appoint likely successorSat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Government, church to meet in 'structured dialogue process'A meeting between the Catholic Church and the Government will take place in Dublin this afternoonFri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Eamon Martin to succeed BradyMonsignor Eamon Martin, administrator of Derry diocese, has been appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh with the right in canon…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Services will mark Christian Unity weekAs many as 22 ecumenical services involving Christian churches will be held in the Dublin area alone to mark this year’s Octave…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Interfaith initiative for Dublin schoolThe Dublin City Interfaith Forum (DCIF) will begin a new interfaith education initiative at Oatlands College in Stillorgan tomorrow…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Priests urged to tell people of major vigilPriests in Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese have been urged by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin to tell parishioners at all Masses this…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Church concerned about being 'caricatured as inhuman'ANALYSIS: The style was different but the substance much the same at the joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children hearing…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Pro Cathedral choir to sing for Pope Benedict on EpiphanyThe Palestrina Choir of St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin travels to Rome this week to sing for Pope Benedict XVIWed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Nuncio calls on leaders to stand firm on abortionRepresentatives of church and State were told yesterday by papal nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown that this new year is an incredibly…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Pope Benedict speaks out against abortionThe path to attainment of the common good and peace is “above all that of respect for human life in all its many aspects, beginning…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Third own goal for RTÉ 'would be a . . . disaster'There was “a strong sense of disappointment amongst a lot of programme makers” in RTÉ at what were “two largely self-inflicted…Mon Dec 31 2012 - 00:00
Churches can't see beyond the mass appeal of sexIsn’t it remarkable how so much discussion in our churches these days centres on sex?Sat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
Christmas is about 'birth of hope'Christmas for some is a time to reconnect – however fleetingly – with the Christian faith they once espoused, but about which…Mon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
Atheist Ireland asks that civil registration Bill be referredAtheist Ireland has written to President Michael D Higgins asking that he send the Civil Registration Amendment Bill to the Supreme…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Pope Benedict criticises gay culturePope Benedict XVI yesterday criticised gay culture and “what is put forward today under the term ‘gender’ as a new philosophy…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Abortion statement: Church of IrelandThe Church of Ireland has welcomed the fact that the Government “has taken the decision to bring clarity to bear on the issue…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Dublin archbishops differ on law on abortionTaoiseach Enda Kenny and the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin met briefly at Government Buildings last nightFri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Hierarchy asks TDs to defend rights of unbornCatholic Church: Ireland’s four Catholic archbishops have said “public representatives must consider the profound moral questions…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Archbishops urge free vote on abortion as Kenny moves to reassure FG TDsThe four Catholic Archbishops last night called for TDs to be given a free vote on the Government’s proposed legislation on abortion…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Christianity is world's most popular religion with 2.2bn adherents to Islam's 1.6bnChristians are by far the most numerous of people in the world who claim a religious identity, according to a new international…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Christianity 'largest' religious identityChristians are by far the most numerous among people who claim a religious identity, according to a international study.Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Church of Ireland primate enthronedPeople today live “in a culture within which anger rather than courtesy is the most prevalent behavioural pattern”, the new Church…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
'Much to build on' in 2013, says PresidentThere was “much to be proud of, and much to build on, as we prepare for the new year and look forward with hope and courage to…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
'Black Santa' appeal opensThe 2012 Black Santa sit out at St Ann’s Church on Dublin’s Dawson Street got underway at 2 pm today when it was launched by …Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Clarke opens door to dialogue as Church of Ireland primateThe new Church of Ireland primate, Archbishop Richard Clarke, is 105th in the succession of abbots, bishops and archbishops of…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Heaney salutes Milton in 'Paradise Lost ' readingWith such warnings of wind, rain and flood it seemed yesterday’s reading of Milton’s Paradise Lost at Trinity College Dublin …Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Bishops, Minister issue joint statementA delegation from the Irish Catholic bishops met Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald yesterday and agreed in a joint statement…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Archbishop urged to be more forcefulCatholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has been urged to come out more strongly in opposition to budget cuts to the carers…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Bishops say three abortion options morally unjustifiedThe Catholic bishops have said three of the four options proposed by the expert group on abortion “can never be morally justified…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Bishops open fire in what promises to be mother of all battles on abortionANALYSIS: Their lordships are not for turning on this oneThu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
