An Irish first: Galway bishop to work across two Catholic dioceses
Bishop Michael Duignan says ‘much of what church has built crumbling before our eyes’
Bishop Michael Duignan says ‘much of what church has built crumbling before our eyes’
Francis Duffy installed as Archbishop of Tuam in reduced ceremony
The former bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois succeeds Archbishop Michael Neary
Archbishop of Tuam highlights dwindling priest numbers ahead of retirement
Vivid memories remain stubbornly permanent in my fractured but still cerebral brain
Kildare bishop urges parishes in his diocese to abide by current official guidelines
Reek Sunday event is usually marked on last Sunday in July, but this year will be different
Catholics urged to lobby TDs so that restrictions on worship are ‘proportionate’
Association has ‘significant misgivings about re-opening churches for Easter ceremonies’
Catholic archbishops and bishops express shame and sorrow at report findings
Catholic clerics stress importance of gatherings as source of hope at Christmas time
Over half Clogher parishes in Northern Ireland, with two in both jurisdictions
Under Level 3 all religious services must move online
Five men ordained to Catholic priesthood in Ireland this year to date
Paul Dempsey (49) becomes new Bishop of Achonry at ceremony in Ballaghaderreen
Michael Neary: ‘All of us feel vulnerable, fragile, wonder and worry about what the future has in store’
‘We will have to face and live with the challenges that the pandemic has brought’
Val Dempsey (73) and his wife climbed ‘just a little bit’ for the exercise and the tradition
Annual August National novena at Knock is postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Annual pilgrimage in Co Mayo cancelled for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic
No public holy week or Easter ceremonies in cathedrals or churches due to coronavirus
Significant numbers of Irish Catholic priests cocooned in their homes as they are over 70
Sinn Féin leader criticises Taoiseach for singling out migrants from Albania and Georgia
‘She had not been able to walk or see, but now she could walk and even read a book’
Co Mayo site is one of few Marian shrines worldwide to be visited by two popes
Labour MP to table amendment to extend access to abortion to Northern Ireland
There are a handful of contenders to take over from Diarmuid Martin when he retires
Delight among crowd of over 40,000 as pope tours Knock shrine and acknowledged ‘open wound’ of abuse
There was little health and safety during previous visit, and no airport
Co Mayo town making final preparations for papal visit to Knock Shrine on August 26th
Several people treated for injuries with one man airlifted to hospital with cardiac pains
Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist will take up post next January
Ireland has failed to create a health service owned by people and not vested interests
Anú’s latest show, which takes place in a clinical space, is impressive but not intimate
Taoiseach and a number of key Ministers meet with senior representatives of Catholic Church
‘Auld lads’ welcome the sight of more young people than normal making the climb
Shop owners have ‘lost faith’ in enforcement and courts, Retail Excellence tells politicians
Catherine Corless welcomes comments on Tuam home by Archbishop Michael Neary
Archbishop Neary apologises for the hurt caused by the failings of the church
FG councillor says archbishop ‘premature’ in suggesting reinterment of infants’ bodies
Minister says Garda involvement is likely after the discovery of remains at Tuam home
Dr Neary says it was ‘a time of great suffering and pain for the little ones and their mothers’
How the human remains were discovered in Co Galway and what will happen next
Tuam residents express their upset at the Mother and Baby Home revelations
Commission ‘another necessary step on the path to the truth’, says Archbishop
The Irish desire to be in the know makes it easy for abusive institutions to traduce whistleblowers
Patients less likely to be fobbed off these days with a vague promise they will get better
College mired in controversy after Archbishop’s remarks
Leading clerics back St Patrick’s College amid controversy
Eight injuries reported including one man who suffered a suspected heart attack
Bishop of Cloyne William Crean identifies secular ‘determination ’ to eliminate church
Bereaved families say criminal sanctions should be available in the worst cases
Catholics must be clear on schools’ identity and why this is important, says Michael Neary
Michael Neary said he hoped Taoiseach was ‘free to exercise’ his own conscience
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices