Diarmuid Martin advises avoiding risk and gathering in crowds beyond what is approved

Religious services permitted to resume this week with limits of 50 people in attendance

‘The best and safest option’ to avoid overcrowding and turning people away

‘I could not possibly have any more dealings with a body that produces such a document’

Priests agree 25% drop in personal income and voluntary redundancy scheme in place

Archbishop Martin says recognition exists that needs of Catholic Church different to those of smaller denominations

Catholic clergy feel ‘bullied’ into ‘carrying the can’ for Masses and fallout that could follow

Bishops are meeting this week to finalise plans

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: ‘We suffer through not being able to celebrate our faith through public worship’

Significant numbers of Irish Catholic priests cocooned in their homes as they are over 70

Shortage of priests in Amazon led bishops to recommend ordaining older married men

Institution likened to an old car that has gone off the road and ‘sunk into a bog and is stuck’

‘Questions over whether he is completely in charge of his faculties’

Fr Oliver O’Reilly offered ‘moral leadership’ after Lunney attack, says Varadkar

Priestly brotherhood backs Fr O’Reilly in sermon row after assault on Kevin Lunney

‘Once we mattered too much, now we’ve moved beyond antipathy into apathy’

Comments come after Co Kerry parish left without resident priest for the first time

Marriage equality and abortion votes carried only because of Catholic support

The co-founder of the Association of Catholic Priests wondered – fairly – if the Taoiseach would have said such a thing about a Church of Ireland minister

‘I have offended a lot of people...I do apologise and I am going to withdraw the remarks’

‘Judging my morality is probably above your pay grade,’ Simon Harris tells parish priest

Priests’ group says it appears ‘men are more worthy than women’ in eye of offical church

Renua candidate signals that it is unclear what the legacy of the archbishop would be

Question remains if Rome will allow the Dublin Archbishop to go

Association of Catholic Priests describe member as ‘extremely discouraged’ by attitude of bishops

Mass-goers in Dublin and Cork on their relationship with God, Catholicism and the Pope

Role of women seen as ‘first and most important’ of radical reforms needed

Surveys show Irish faithful want participatory church the pope propounds

What sort of country will Pope Francis encounter? One where Mass attendance – though falling – is still among the highest in Europe, where scandals have dented people’s faith in the church, but faith itself has not died

Need to atone for Magdalene laundries and mother and baby homes, Tuam meeting hears

Summaries of what is discussed will be forwarded to Pope Francis

There are currently no plans to make extra tickets available for Knock visit

Tickets for Knock and papal Mass in Phoenix Park available free from Monday morning

Future depends on returning to the radical equality of Jesus and early church

Association of Catholic Priests says unmarried, childless men should not be ‘dogmatic’

Radio: No papal bull as radio presenters give muted welcome to pontiff’s visit

Words of welcome for gay people from Cork-born bishop removed from promo clip

Call on Government to withhold assistance for papal visit unless LGBT assurances given

Kildare and Leighlin diocesan priests rebuke suggestion to ‘prepare for worst’ if called

‘It’s Satan who leads us into temptation, that’s his department,’ says Pope Francis