Bishops urge action for migrantsThe Catholic bishops have called for the issue of Ireland's growing undocumented migrants to be dealt with "as a matter of urgency…Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Bishop expresses 'deep sadness' at caseThe Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick, Right Rev Michael Mayes, has expressed "deep personal sadness at the nature of the …Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Pluralism in education best, says bishopThe Catholic Church in Ireland "has no desire to be the sole provider of education for whole communities", the Bishop of Kilmore…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Politicians defended on abortion by bishopIreland's politicians have been defended by the Catholic Bishop of Kilmore, Dr Leo O'Reilly, yesterday following criticisms that…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Archbishop calls on parents not to reject integrated educationParents should not seek to "opt out" of integrated education by seeking to put their children in schools that might not have …Wed Sept 26 2007 - 01:00
Paul VI's sense of global injustice recalledA leading Jesuit called last night for a renewal of the sense of global justice found in Pope Paul VI's encyclical Populorum …Wed Sept 26 2007 - 01:00
Warning of lost happiness in pursuit of moneySuch is the pressure to make it financially that many Irish parents have become virtual workaholicsTue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
Siemens ordered to pay €12,000 compensation to job applicantThe Labour Court has ordered Siemens Ireland to pay €12,000 compensation to a visually impaired man who failed to get a job with…Tue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
Nuns' plan to combat educational disadvantage marks new emphasisAn initiative to help the educationally disadvantaged through an emphasis on learner-centred education and social inclusion was…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Church holds fire on Amnesty's school groupsThere is to be no further action on the closure of Amnesty International groups at Catholic schools in Northern Ireland, outside…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Government literacy target is unambitious, says CoriGovernment plans to reduce adult illiteracy to between 10 to 15 per cent before 2016 have been described as "illogical, unambitious…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Anger at killing 'understandable'Angry reaction in Longford to the killing of 38-year-old Sharon Coughlan, a mother of two young children, has been described …Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Beatification process begins for cardinal imprisoned for 13 yearsThe beginnings of the beatification process of Vietnamese Cardinal François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân has been welcomed by Archbishop…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Death of priest who brought largest crowd to Croke ParkFr Dan Dargan, the man credited with being responsible for the largest crowd ever to attend an event in Croke Park, and who also…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Pope puts fear of forgetting God into theologiansVATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI has warned Catholic theologians against becoming arrogant and forgetting God, in a sermon which…Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
School advised to close down Amnesty branchA Belfast school in the Catholic diocese of Down and Connor has been advised to close down its Amnesty branch.Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00
Appointment of new Bishop of Ossory warmly welcomedThe announcement that Fr Séamus Freeman is to be the new Bishop of Ossory has been warmly welcomed by the Archbishop of Dublin…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Church must help 'nominal Catholics'The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has told a conference in Poland that the church in Ireland faces a challenge…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
Muslim role in society praisedIreland's Muslims were praised yesterday by Minister of State for Integration Conor Lenihan for their "uniquely valuable" contribution…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
Boys Town founder honoured in home townVeteran Hollywood actor Mickey Rooney (86) visited Ballymoe, Co Galway, yesterday for celebrations marking the 90th anniversary…Wed Sept 12 2007 - 01:00
Report on Shannon due next weekA report on connectivity and regional development at Shannon airport is due to be presented to the Government next week.Sat Aug 25 2007 - 01:00
Romanians coming here for 'better life'The Romanian ambassador to Ireland, Silvia Davidoiu Stancu, has welcomed the appointment of a Minister of State with Responsibility…Sat Aug 25 2007 - 01:00
Primate speaks of emptiness in 'new' IrelandThe Catholic primate Archbishop Seán Brady has accused those who claim to have "set Ireland free from the shackles of religious…Thu Aug 23 2007 - 01:00
Brady says Ireland's secular project has failedThere are increasing signs that the secular project in Ireland has failed, Catholic primate Archbishop Seán Brady has said.Sat Aug 18 2007 - 01:00
20,000 head for Knock, by air, by land and on footKathleen Naughton and Maggie Duffy arrived in Knock at 3Thu Aug 16 2007 - 01:00
Fine Dublin host joins ghosts of its guests as Jurys shutsIt can now be revealed. Room 243 at Jurys Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin, was hauntedTue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
RTÉ wrong to portray Nazi as war criminalThe Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC) has upheld a complaint that an RTÉ television Hidden History programme, broadcast…Sat Aug 11 2007 - 01:00
40 countries represented at Quaker conferenceMore than 300 delegates representing Quakers (the Religious Society of Friends) in 40 countries will arrive in Dublin this week…Fri Aug 10 2007 - 01:00
Franciscan order to open friary in MoyrossA new congregation of Franciscan priests and brothers, from the US, France and Germany, is to open its first friary in Ireland…Fri Aug 10 2007 - 01:00
First Redemptorist youth event to be held in Ireland starts todayAn estimated 650 young people from 23 countries arrived at the University of Limerick campus yesterday for the first Redemptorist…Thu Aug 09 2007 - 01:00
Booklet outlines advice on caring for dying MuslimsGuidelines on caring for dying Muslim patients in Ireland are outlined in a new booklet.Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Knock novena set to draw 150,000An estimated 150,000 people are expected to visit Knock shrine in the nine days following the beginning of the national novena…Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Daffodil Day raised record sum for cancerDaffodil Day, held on Friday, March 23rd last, raised €3.8 million for the Irish Cancer SocietyTue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Permanent unit for animal protection urgedReaction: The Labour Party spokeswoman on Agriculture and Food, Mary Upton, has called on the Government to set up a permanent…Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Bishop calls for tax system to encourage stay-at-home parentsA Catholic bishop has called on the Government to introduce "tax incentives that would encourage at least one parent to remain…Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Palestinian teenagers tell of surprise at how little Irish know about their plightPalestinian teenagers on a visit to Ireland said they were surprised at what they regard as the level of ignorance among the …Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Sixteen Palestinian teens to visit St Patrick's CathedralSixteen Palestinian teenagers from Zebabdeh in the northern West Bank will visit St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin tomorrow where…Thu Aug 02 2007 - 01:00
Plans for John McGahern summer school confirmedNUI Galway and Leitrim County Council have confirmed plans for the John McGahern International Seminar following a successful…Thu Aug 02 2007 - 01:00
Asian artist plans journey with a differenceIn 1971 The Dice Man was published in the US and rapidly became a cult comic novelThu Aug 02 2007 - 01:00
Plans in place to publish John McGahern yearbookPlans are being finalised for publication of a John McGahern yearbook, which will commemorate the writer's work and be published…Mon Jul 30 2007 - 01:00
McGahern a 'tender chronicler' of ruralityThe late writer John McGahern was last night described as "a real Tory anarchist" but at the same time the deepest and most sympathetic…Fri Jul 27 2007 - 01:00
Prelate appeals for 'just peace'Only "a just and lasting peace" with the Palestinians will offer security to Israel, the Catholic Primate Archbishop Seán Brady…Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
CoI archbishop challenges Vatican stanceThe recent Vatican document,repeating its view that reformed churches were not churches "in the proper sense", might have been…Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Kinlen care for human rights praisedSr Aideen, sister of Dermot Kinlen, quoted one of his heroes, Archbishop Oscar Romero, on his life's work - "One must speak for…Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Ahern among Kinlen mournersThe late Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen was described last night as "Ireland's Marco Polo", by the Minister for Justice, Brian Lenihan…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Abuse guidelines applied in NIThe Catholic Church's Our Children, Our Church child protection guidelines are now operative in all its 26 dioceses on the island…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
'Difficulties' with church's abuse guidelines notedA Government-commissioned review of the Catholic Church's Our Children, Our Church child protection guidelines, published in …Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
St Patrick's church feast transferred to March 15thChurch celebrations of St Patrick's Day next year are being transferred to March 15th as it falls in Holy Week.Thu Jul 19 2007 - 01:00
Bishop warns of dangers of drinking at homeA warning about the dangers of drinking in the home has been issued by the Bishop of Killala, Dr John Fleming.Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00
Concern at lack of research into corporate crimeThe lack of research into corporate and white-collar crime in Ireland will be highlighted today in a new publication from the…Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00
