Celebrant compares Dermot O’Mahony’s suffering in final years to that of some saints

Archbishop of Dublin says there will be no future for Catholic schools if there isn’t a viable alternative to them

Diarmuid Martin critical of research on religion that is limited to history and sociology

No question of doctrine changing but pastoral response to new realities might

Rome synod hears campaign based on ‘equality, compassion, respect and tolerance’

‘Are we writing to the Holy Father, to the families of the church, or to the world?’

The churches are ‘hugely out of touch’ with ordinary people, says Gordon Linney, clergyman and author of ‘Thinking Anew: Faith in a World of Change and Doubt’

Archbishop of Dublin received letters from people unsettled, ‘even angry at change’

Speculation mounts that visit will coincide with 2018 ‘World Meeting of Families’ event

Historians should look at religious roots of 1916 leaders’ thinking, he said

Fr Aidan McAleenan visits two of the injured, Conor Flynn and Jack Halpin, in hospital

Expense and inconvenience involved would have one certain outcome: the abandonment of Catholic church weddings by even more couples in favour of civil weddings

Adversarial approach eschewed in effort to avoid drawn-out process, writes Harry McGee

Fourteen ordinations to the Catholic priesthood in Ireland are expected in a year described by college president as ‘remarkable’

People ‘no longer willing to listen to speeches and sermons on morality from the church’

El Salvador has ‘special place in my heart and my political consciousness’

Óscar Arnulfo Romero was assassinated by a right-wing death squad during Mass in 1980

Priest ‘unconvinced by many of arguments offered by both sides’

Diarmuid Martin stresses ‘people should be informed’ about about same-sex marriage

Institute commends Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin for raising concerns

‘Marriage as understood by the great religious traditions ... is that of man and woman’

Christian teaching stresses complementary link of male and female, says Diarmuid Martin

Sculpture ‘supposed to make you feel uneasy’ says Canadian artist Tim Schmalz

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin spokeswoman says they will ‘cross bridges when they come’

Many Christians live ‘a sort of de-facto atheism’, says Archbishop Martin

Alan Kelly says Irish people are ‘fair-minded’ and are responding well to proposal

Pope Francis has told people not to judge any individual

Archbishop of Dublin appalled at delays over guidelines by some religious congregations

Way cleared for funeral following High Court decision last Friday

Volunteers provide Christmas fare at 90th annual dinner for poor and homeless of Dublin

New book concludes INBS was a corporate governance ‘debacle’ and identifies seven key lessons to be learned

Kenny and party leaders refer to homeless man’s death yards from Leinster House

Homelessness

Calls for meeting after man sleeping rough died on Dublin’s Molesworth Street

Demand from those most in need up on last year.

Charities controversy ‘devastating’ for sector already dealing with cutbacks, says ICTR

Concluding Relatio Synodi document is part of a longer, three-year journey

Synod is considered one of the most significant events of this papacy

Married couples ‘a theological source’ for Church

Elements in society ‘allergic’ to mention of faith in schools’ system - Archbishop