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Pope Francis made the announcement on the position previously filled by George Pell

Pope names economic chief to succeed disgraced cardinal

Religious and Social Affairs / 14 Nov

Cardinal George Pell is the most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse

Australian court to hear final appeal by George Pell

Mary McAleese also said women are not full members of the Catholic Church

McAleese says comment on St John Paul II misrepresented

Ireland / 08 Nov

Mary McAleese said she welcomed the decision by the Pope to reopen the question of admitting women to the permanent diaconate

McAleese urges church to allow women become deacons

Ireland / 02 Nov

Pope Francis kisses the Falkland (Malvinas) unknown soldier's marble stele during his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square today

Britain returns statue taken at Falklands to Argentina

Cardinal Newman attempted to renew the Anglican Church, before becoming convinced that Catholicism was the only true faith

Cardinal John Newman among five new Catholic saints

Religion and Belief / 13 Oct

Eamon Martin delivered his remarks at the Kennedy Summer School

Ireland and UK face period of 'dangerous uncertainty'

Ireland / 05 Sep

Marion Carroll travelled to Knock in 1989 on a stretcher

Catholic Church recognises woman's 'healing' at Knock

Ireland / 02 Sep

Most countries' legal systems respect the religious right of a Catholic priest not to reveal what he has learned in confession, similar to attorney-client privilege

Priests cannot be forced to reveal confessions - Church

National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland CEO Teresa Devlin

Church child protection body sees rise in notifications

Ireland / 18 Jun

Commission seeks to shed new light on abuse claims

Commission into clerical sex abuse in France opens

Pope Francis said the church "could not agree with everything some feminist groups propose"

Catholic Church must acknowledge history of abuse

Cardinal George Pell was the most senior Catholic cleric jailed for abusing boys in his native Australia

Pope signs law to prevent child abuse by clerics

Eamonn Casey was Bishop of Kerry between 1969 and 1976

Kerry Diocese confirms handling Casey abuse allegation

Munster / 27 Mar

Pope Francis' top advisor may face prosecution over accusations that he helped to conceal alleged sexual abuse

Abuse victims seek trial for Spanish cardinal

Europe / 20 Mar

The judge said the actions of Cardinal George Pell had a 'profound impact' on the life of the boy who survived his abuse

Cardinal George Pell jailed for child sexual abuse

Members of Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) protest on St Peter's Square

Pope declares war on abuse, some victims feel betrayed

The conference ends on Sunday when the pope will make a final speech

Church seeking to fix 'massive failures', summit hears

Joanna Olech said the scale of the abuse in Poland was unclear as "no studies have been done"

Senior nun speaks out against sex abuse of nuns

Pope Francis hosted a historical summit at the Vatican on the protection of minors

Pope's approach to clerical sex abuse criticised

Theodore McCarrick was a US Cardinal has been expelled from the church

McCarrick expulsion 'step in right direction' - Collins

Card machines will be available at the back of the church for people to make contactless contributions

Offertory payers - church adopts contactless payments

Dublin / 15 Feb

Pope Francis said several clerics had been suspended

Pope admits priests and bishops sexually abused nuns

Pope Francis was speaking on a plane from Panama to Rome

Pope fears bloodshed in Venezuela, not taking sides

Josepha Madigan is due to address the event

Nuns withdraw venue offer after 'threats' over Madigan

Ireland / 24 Jan

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