Irish Catholic church leader says Tuam find 'appalling' Catholic Primate of Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin has said the findings at the site of the Tuam mother and baby home "allows us to peer … News • 09 Mar 17
'Drive-thru' Ash Wednesday at Galway church A church in Co Galway is marking the start of Lent with a novel approach to Ash Wednesday. News • 01 Mar 17
Catholic Church welcomes school divestment plan The Catholic Church has welcomed new plans to address the lack of diversity in the primary education system. News • 30 Jan 17
Pope to address controversial issues in Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said that Pope Francis has told him he will be addressing issues at the World Meeting of Families here next year … News • 17 Jan 17
Pope extends power to forgive abortion to priests Pope Francis has allowed all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, a power previously reserved for bishops or special confessors. News • 21 Nov 16
Joe Little: Martin's warning on defining family Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has warned the Catholic Church here not to get entangled in trying to define the family in the lead-up to a global … Analysis and Comment • 22 Oct 16
Day of Prayer for clerical abuse survivors planned In a radical policy shift, the Catholic bishops in Ireland are to organise a Day of Prayer for the survivors and victims of clerical sexual … News • 06 Oct 16
Reports on Maynooth not representative - Connolly President of Maynooth Monsignor Hugh Connolly has said he has no reason to believe there are students attending the seminary who are not living a … News • 05 Aug 16
Maynooth could be 'damaged' by Martin decision A member of the Association of Catholic Priests has criticised Archbishop Diarmuid Martin's decision to transfer three seminarians to Rome. News • 03 Aug 16
2.15m pilgrims attend papal mass in Poland Pope Francis has wrapped up his visit to Poland with a huge outdoor mass in the city of Krakow. News • 02 Aug 16
Dates for probable papal visit announced The approximate dates for a papal visit to Ireland have been published with the announcement that Pope Francis has decided that the World Meeting of … News • 24 May 16
State funding for all pre-marriage courses cut State funding was stopped last month for all pre-marriage courses, including those run by Protestant and secular organisations, the statutory Child and Family Agency, Tusla, … News • 13 May 15
New church guidelines for schools 'disappointing' The Catholic Church has published guidelines aimed at governing the inclusion of non-Catholic children in its schools. News • 12 Mar 15
Archbishop 'appalled' by religious order delays The Irish Franciscans have expressed regret for missing opportunities to protect children who were sexually abused by a number of their Friars. News • 10 Feb 15
Congregations response to victims 'inconsistent' The Catholic Church child protection watchdog has found that eight religious congregations often failed to contact directly people making child sexual abuse allegations against priests, … News • 23 Oct 14
Cardinal concerned by new Church stance A leading conservative member of the Vatican has said advancing positions softening the Church's language on gays, contraception and remarriage cannot be accepted by bishops … News • 14 Oct 14
Kenny regrets medical card issue 'got out of hand' Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he "regrets" that the medical card issue "got out of hand". News • 22 Jun 14
Women in love with priests seek optional celibacy Twenty-six women who say they are in love with Catholic priests have written to Pope Francis urging him to make celibacy optional. News • 19 May 14
Church watchdog issues child protection reviews The Catholic Church's child protection watchdog has begun publishing reviews of four dioceses and five other church entities. News • 12 May 14
Lifting of restrictions on Irish priest welcomed The Association of Catholic Priests has welcomed the lifting of restrictions on an Irish Marist priest who had been ordered to stop writing and commenting … News • 29 Apr 14
John Paul II and John XXIII declared saints Pope Francis has proclaimed John Paul II and John XXIII as saints of the Catholic Church to applause from the crowd of pilgrims in St … News • 27 Apr 14
Pope defends church's record on tackling abuse Pope Francis has defended the Catholic Church's record on tackling the sexual abuse of children by priests. News • 05 Mar 14
Archbishop says church disconnected from families Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said Catholic teaching on marriage and the family is poorly understood and poorly accepted in his dioceses. News • 27 Feb 14
McAleese comments on homosexuality welcomed A member of the Association of Catholic Priests has said he is glad former president Mary McAleese made public comments concerning the Catholic Church's attitude … News • 08 Jan 14
Pope Francis named Time Person of the Year Time Magazine has named Pope Francis as its Person of the Year for 2013. News • 11 Dec 13
