Back in Bloom: Dublin flower fest is ready to blossom once again
After two years, designers are itching to display their show gardens in the Phoenix Park
New ways of reporting bishops who cover up abuse called for at Vatican summit
Cardinal suggests dedicated telephone line to receive allegations at meeting convened by Pope Francis
Some Catholic clergy scapegoating media for papal disappointments
Rite & Reason: Bishop says there was ‘consistent negative coverage in the media in the final weeks of preparation’
Who is Pope Francis: Radical reformer or ineffectual figurehead?
His reform attempts have stalled and the abuse issue threatens to engulf his papacy
Vatican child protection office criticised by Dublin archbishop
Diarmuid Martin says Pope Francis ‘needs a better team around him’
Cardinal says clock ticking for all in Catholic hierarchy over abuse issue
Archbishop of Boston says change only possible with significant involvement of lay men and women
Pope Francis’s record on child protection ‘has been a dismal failure’
Worldwide ‘the problem is not managed effectively anywhere’
Vatican child protection chair Cardinal O’Malley cancels attendance WMoF
Second US Cardinal due in Dublin criticised in report for concealment of clergy abuse
Sharp slowdown in Dublin house price rises is predicted
Savills says it expects a ‘cooling-off’ period as the supply of new homes ramps up
Speakers at World Meeting of Families include 13 cardinals
Others taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHugh
Luuc Bugter takes stage three of the Rás into Listowel
Robert-Jon McCarthy comes fourth as Dutch rider wins following two days as runner-up
Chilean bishops’ resignations alone not justice, says Collins
Irish abuse survivor says clerics should face disciplinary process over alleged cover-up
Chilean abuse survivors to visit Vatican as guests of Pope Francis
Dubliner Marie Collins played major role in pope’s admission of error in disbelieving victims
Pope’s decision on child sex-abuse commission members criticised
Marie Collins fears working groups set up to address care of survivors may be scrapped
Pope accused of being ‘deliberately deceptive’ over Chilean abuse case
February 16th ‘ Worldwide Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of sexual abuse’
Farrell brothers: The two most senior Irish clerics in the Vatican
Cardinal and bishop were members of controversial Legionaries of Christ
Marie Collins resigns from Vatican child protection body
Abuse survivor says she is frustrated with some officials in the Roman curia
Biggest annual religious event in Ireland gets under way at Knock
One of largest mosaics in Europe at Knock basilica by artist PJ Lynch draws attention
Irish Catholic Church ‘trying to dump’ sex abuse priests on State
Church should use wealth to keep abusers away from public – child protection advocate
Spotlight’s Oscar and questioning of Cardinal George Pell good news for abuse survivors
Catholic Church and child sex abuse
Vatican body stresses ‘moral responsibility’ to report abuse
Commission for protection of minors emphasises church’s duty to inform authorities
Indian priest claimed superiors knew he abused before
Florida’s Palm Beach diocese has murky past on clerical child sex abuse issue
Irish priest praised in US police letter to the Vatican
Fr John Gallagher’s evidence led to abusive priest’s conviction
Irish priest in conflict with church authorities over child abuse-related case in Florida
An Irish priest who has been serving in Florida since 2000 claims he has been ostracised by the church for reporting abuse-related activities of a fellow priest to local police.
Pope decrees women can be part of Holy Thursday feet-washing
Ceremony commemorates Last Supper before which Jesus washed feet of 12 apostles
‘Spotlight’ illuminates ‘Boston Globe’ clerical sex abuse stories
Film bestows understated nobility on frustrating craft of investigative journalistm
Galway Cathedral celebrates 50th anniversary
Known locally as ‘Taj Miceál’, its landmark green dome towers over the city skyline
Marie Collins wary but glad to be helping Vatican protect minors
Abuse survivor invited to join Vatican Commission for the Protection of Minors last year
Holy See tribunal for bishops accused of abuse cover-ups
Move will see debated principle of ‘Bishop accountability’ written into canon law
New Vatican department to deal with abuse cover ups
Step to deal with bishops seen as significant achievement by new Commission
US bishop resigns over shielding of paedophile priest
Robert Finn had been seen as an example of Vatican’s failure to address sex abuse
Vatican meeting on controversial bishop went ‘very well’
Protection Commission concerned about implications for future bishop appointments
Pope continues his reform of curia and of Vatican
Some see Pope Francis’s latest project for the poor as a gimmick and not of any value
Plan to draw up sanctions for bishops in abuse cases
Church’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to prioritise ‘bishop accountability’
Pace of Vatican child protection body frustrates Marie Collins
Irish commission member has ‘very different’ view to Pope Francis on smacking children
Marginalised Catholics ‘very hopeful’ about papacy of Francis
They see him ‘returning to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council’
Pope told abuse survivors should be helped to avoid self-harm, suicide
Survivor claims under-reporting of abuse cases by church authorities in Ireland
Irish abuse victim tells Pope she wants Cardinal Brady removed
Two Dublin clerical child abuse survivors met pontiff in Vatican this morning
Holy See to testify to UN Committee Against Torture
Vatican braces itself for further criticism of Catholic Church’s handling of clerical sex abuse
Campaigner ‘positive’ about Vatican child protection policy
Marie Collins speaks in Rome after first meetings of new body
Holy See child protection commission to begin work today
Sex abuse survivor Marie Collins among four women expected to contribute
Boston marks marathon bomb anniversary with sombre ceremonies
Attack in city centre last year killed three people and injured 264
Appointment to Vatican council a huge responsibility, says Marie Collins
‘I just want to get in there and speak up for what I believe to be right. It’s an opportunity not to be missed,’ says abuse survivor
Pope Francis to establish child protection commission in Vatican
Advisory panel emerges from Council of Cardinals meeting in Rome
Eucharist is not an ace card to be dealt in debate
Opinion: Abortion is a complex and difficult issue and no stance warrants excommunication
Anti-abortion activists protest at Taoiseach’s attendance at Boston College
Enda Kenny was the guest speaker at the college’s commencement ceremony today
Kenny says boycotting Cardinal entitled to his opinion
Taoiseach to deliver commencement address in Boston College
Taoiseach lays flowers in memory of Boston marathon blast victims
Enda Kenny says dignity and strength shown following the bombings would ‘deal with the physical and emotional debris of the terror’
Boston cardinal snubs Kenny over support for abortion Bill
Senior US cleric to boycott event in Boston where Taoiseach is due to speak
Boston College reaffirms invite to Taoiseach despite pro-life objections
Enda Kenny is due to speak at the Jesuit-run university on May 20th
FBI releases photographs of Boston bombing suspects
Two men, dressed in dark clothes, and wearing baseball caps were described as “persons of interest" by investigators
Black smoke emerges as cardinals fail again to elect new pope
Cardinal electors meeting at Sistine Chapel to hold four votes on Benedict’s successor
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