Unequal rites for allRonnie Drew's funeral has opened a debate about inconsistencies in the way guidelines for funeral Masses are applied, with 'secular…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Orange chief open to discuss bar on Catholic servicesTHE ORANGE Order's County Grand Master in Fermanagh has said he would be willing to discuss a review of its rules forbidding …Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Muslim community in plea for more burial groundsLOCAL AUTHORITIES throughout the State should make more burial spaces available for Muslims as, currently, there is just one …Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Opus Dei to run wealthy Merrion Road parishONE OF the wealthier parishes in Dublin's Catholic archdiocese has been entrusted by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin to the care of…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Atheists forced to travel out of Donegal for final resting placeIT APPEARS there may be nowhere in Co Donegal where someone who is openly an atheist can be buried.Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Grand secretary welcomes cardinal's comments on Orange OrderCOMMENTS MADE about the Orange Order by the Catholic primate Cardinal Seán Brady at the Humbert Summer School have been warmly…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Cardinal challenges the media's 'dominant' secular viewHUMBERT SUMMER SCHOOL: IRELAND'S MEDIA is dominated by a secular outlook hostile to religion according to Cardinal Seán Brady…Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00
Cardinal criticises EU attitude to Christian way of lifeGROWING UNEASE among Christians at the direction in which the EU is headed may have been a factor in the recent rejection of …Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00
Men dominate new line-up for NewstalkTODAY FM has lost one of its leading radio presenters, Tom Dunne, to fellow commercial station Newstalk.Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Ganley accused of dodging debateANTI-LISBON Treaty organisation Libertas yesterday rejected a claim its founder Declan Ganley had "chickened out" of a debate…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Press body rejects church complaintA COMPLAINT by the Catholic Communications Office against the Sunday Times has not been upheld by the Press Ombudsman.Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Acceptability of IVF in Irish culture criticisedTHE CULTURAL acceptability of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in Ireland has been forcefully criticised in an article for the September…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Emergency services deal with aftermath of widespread floodingAn apartment complex in Carlow town had to be evacuated and roads were rendered impassable in many counties as rivers burst their…Mon Aug 18 2008 - 01:00
Segregation is 'distinctive' in North schoolsTHE "MOST distinctive thing about education in Northern Ireland, as opposed to the rest of the UK, is segregation", the Parnell…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Ruane says 11-plus in Northern schools at an endTHERE WILL be no 11-plus examination in the North's primary schools next year for the first time in over 60 years, the North'…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
No directive for schools on use of Islamic scarfTHE GOVERNMENT has decided not to issue a directive to schools on the wearing of the Islamic hijab headscarf by pupils, Minister…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Bishop's cautious welcome to national assembly forumA NATIONAL assembly of Catholic bishops, priests and laity would present "no difficulty" for the Bishop of Killaloe, Most Rev…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Migrants fill 90% of new jobs as inward flow continuesIRELAND WILL continue to receive a significant number of migrants despite the downturn in the economy and a rise in emigration…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Catholic bishops worry over patronagePARNELL SUMMER SCHOOL: CATHOLIC BISHOPS have expressed concern that a recent Department of Education document seems to relegate…Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
'Two-tier' education warningINTO LEADER OPPOSES 'SEGREGATED' SCHOOLING: "While a plurality of providers might at first appear attractive, it will undoubtedly…Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
'Danger' in male attitudes to further educationTHE DECLINE in the proportion of male students in third level education was raised at the Parnell summer school yesterday.Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Higher education needs reform - HEATHOSE WHO benefit from higher education should make a contribution towards its cost, Higher Education Authority chief executive…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Youth 'shy away' from science subjects UCD academic criticises esoteric teaching of mathsTHERE IS still resistance to engineering and science training in schools and colleges - a generation after it was first introduced…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Raconteur lives up to reputationSIR ANTHONY O'Reilly has a deserved reputation as a raconteur, and he added to that reputation yesterday in the course of a reflective…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
O'Reilly expects ECB to cut interest rates by year's endPARNELL SUMMER SCHOOL: IT IS “inevitable that interest rates will fall..Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
O'Loan urges bishops to make island-wide reformsIRELAND'S CATHOLIC bishops need to arrive at agreement on an island-wide basis on the issues facing the future of the Catholic…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Burmese 'grateful' for Irish supportBURMA IS known as "the Ireland of Asia" because of its history of opposing British rule, and it was very grateful to the Irish…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Dublin diocese's €4m tsunami fund helps a million survivorsALMOST ALL the €4,095,331 raised in Dublin's Catholic archdiocese after the December 2004 tsunami in Asia has been spent in helping…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Cardinal Brady to deliver address at Humbert SchoolTHE CATHOLIC primate Cardinal Seán Brady will deliver the Bishop Stock address in St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Killala…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
150,000 expected to visit Knock for novenaUPWARDS OF 150,000 people are expected to take part in this year's novena at the Marian Shrine in Knock, Co Mayo, which begins…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Cultures clash in church row over gay rightsRITE&REASON: The controversy within the Anglican communion over same-sex issues, considered again at the recently concluded…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Anglican conference ends positively with new covenant pledgedTHE LAMBETH Conference 2008 ended in Canterbury Cathedral last night on a far more optimistic note than many would have thought…Mon Aug 04 2008 - 01:00
Primate rejects criticism from evangelical clergyTHE CHURCH of Ireland primate Archbishop Alan Harper has rejected criticism levelled at him by evangelical clergy and preachers…Mon Aug 04 2008 - 01:00
Lambeth Conference to end with conciliatory statementA CONCILIATORY statement is expected at the end of the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, which concludes tomorrow evening.Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Bishops optimistic as Lambeth Conference nears its endBRITAIN: TWO CHURCH of Ireland bishops with contrasting views on gay bishops and same-sex blessings have spoken of their optimism…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Room for differing opinions on gay clergy, says archbishopITALY: IRELAND'S 12 Church of Ireland bishops may differ as to whether gay clergy should be consecrated bishops, but each respected…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Proud of being a troublesome priestThe consecration of the openly gay Gene Robinson as Anglican bishop of New Hampshire has caused a potential fracture in the Anglican…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
CoI Bishop warns of sense of uncertainty among AnglicansUK: THERE IS "a palpable sense of uncertainty about where it is all going" and "a lack of trust under the surface", the Church…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Anglican primate laments church divisionsANGLICAN LEADERS will be rebuked by the Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Alan Harper today, as the crisis within worldwide…Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
Eucharistic Congress to be hosted by Dublin in 2012POPE BENEDICT XVI has announced that Dublin will host the 50th Eucharistic Congress in 2012.Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Controversial plan for Lucan centre is narrowly agreedPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GENERAL ASSEMBLY: THE FUTURE of a Presbyterian centre at Lucan in West Dublin has been the subject of intense…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Methodists 'glad to see' devolutionIRELAND’S METHODISTS were “glad to see devolved government at Stormont..Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Warning over sectarianising of education in the NorthNEW GOVERNANCE proposals for State-controlled schools in Northern Ireland were “in danger of sectarianising education in a way…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Moderator backs political progressMEMBERS OF the Presbyterian Church in Ireland have been encouraged to be open to people from whom they had traditionally kept…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
President tells synod Ireland at pivotal 'zero hour' momentTHE ISLAND of Ireland was at a pivotal moment in its history, President Mary McAleese told the Church of Ireland general synod…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Archbishop warns of threat to Anglican unityTHE CHURCH of Ireland has been warned not to take as a given its success in holding together despite history.Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
The changing face of faithIn the first of a five-part series exploring the role of the major religions in 21st-century Ireland, Patsy McGarry , Religious…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
New C of I bishop of Limerick has worked for reconciliation in NI rolesCANON TREVOR Williams, rector of Holy Trinity and St Silas with Immanuel parish in north Belfast, has been elected as the new…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
C of I to elect new Bishop of LimerickTHE CHURCH of Ireland Episcopal Electoral College will meet in Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral today to elect a new Bishop of…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Church in Dublin must regain goodwill of all, says archbishopTHE CATHOLIC Church in Dublin had been "damaged by scandals and by a reaction of what appears as near arrogance in not realising…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
