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Cardinal Brady resigned from his position on age grounds

Cardinal Brady apologises and asks for forgiveness

Cardinal Sean Brady, the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, has apologised and asked for forgiveness as his retirement was confirmed by the Vatican.

News • 08 Sep 14

Cardinal Seán Brady will turn 75 tomorrow

Brady tenders resignation ahead of 75th birthday

The Catholic Primate of All Ireland, Cardinal Seán Brady, has confirmed that he has offered his resignation as Archbishop of Armagh to Pope Francis ahead of his 75th birthday, which falls tomorrow.

News • 15 Aug 14

Pope Francis greets Taoiseach Enda Kenny after yesterday's mass

Cardinal Brady supports Papal visit to Ireland

Cardinal Seán Brady has given a wholehearted welcome to the Taoiseach Enda Kenny's initiative to encourage Pope Francis to visit Ireland.

News • 28 Apr 14

Éamon Martin said the evidence given at Savita Halapanaavar's inquest has not diluted the Catholic Bishops' opposition to legislating for abortion

Éamon Martin ordained Coadjutor Archbishop

Cardinal Seán Brady's successor-in-waiting as Primate of All Ireland has been ordained in Armagh.

News • 21 Apr 13

Cardinal Brady's message has increased pressure on the Government

Cardinal Brady condemns abortion in Easter message

In his Easter message, Catholic Primate of all Ireland Cardinal Seán Brady has strongly condemned abortion and euthanasia.

News • 29 Mar 13

Cardinal Brady said he asked the Pope to appoint a Coadjutor to assist him in 2010

Monsignor Eamon Martin to succeed Cardinal Brady

Pope Benedict has appointed Monsignor Eamon Martin to succeed Cardinal Seán Brady as Archbishop of Armagh whenever he ceases to hold office.

News • 18 Jan 13

Abortion and child protection were among topics discussed by Enda Kenny and Cardinal Seán Brady

Cardinal Brady has 'constructive' Kenny meeting

A three-hour meeting between the Taoiseach and Cardinal Seán Brady has been described by both sides as cordial and constructive.

News • 19 Jan 13

Cardinal Brady reiterates anti-abortion stance

Cardinal Seán Brady has urged everyone who believes that the right to life is fundamental to tell legislators that no government is entitled to remove that right from an innocent person.

News • 08 Jan 13

Call on hierarchy to save Church from 'collapse'

The Association of Catholic Priests has called for all groups within the Irish church to join in planning how to save it from "effective collapse" in 20 years' time.

News • 30 Oct 12

Cardinal Seán Brady said the Church would await the findings of the expert group

Pat Rabbitte says church should not dictate to TDs

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has said it would be a retrograde step if the Catholic Church went back to dictating to elected representatives how to address the issue of abortion.

News • 27 Aug 12

Brendan Boland has welcomed the apology from Cardinal Seán Brady

Brendan Boland welcomes Cardinal Brady apology

Brendan Boland, who as a 14-year-old boy was sworn to secrecy by Seán Brady after testifying that he had been sexually abused by paedophile Fr Brendan Smyth, has welcomed the Cardinal's public apology to him.

News • 09 May 12

Seán Brady has no intention of stepping aside

Cardinal Seán Brady apologises to abuse victim

Cardinal Seán Brady has publicly apologised to Brendan Boland, a survivor of paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth.

News • 08 May 12

Smyth abuse victim calls for Seán Brady inquiry

Helen McGonigle, a US lawyer who was abused by Fr Brendan Smyth in the 1960s, has called on Cardinal Seán Brady to resign.

News • 08 May 12

Seán Brady has been accused of lacking "moral courage"

Pressure grows on Cardinal Séan Brady to resign

One of the country’s leading theologians has said Cardinal Seán Brady should resign as Catholic Primate following fresh allegations about a church inquiry into clerical child abuse in the 1970s.

News • 04 May 12

Seán Brady was involved in a 1975 inquiry into the activities of Fr Brendan Smyth

Cardinal Seán Brady says he will not resign

Cardinal Seán Brady has said he does not intend to resign following new allegations about a 1975 church inquiry into the activities of paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth.

News • 02 May 12

Priest apologises for displaying indecent images

A Catholic priest in Co Tyrone has apologised unreservedly after indecent images were inadvertently projected onto a screen during a meeting of parents at a primary school last month.

News • 01 May 12

Cardinal Seán Brady