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
Call for independent inquiry into NI child abuse Amnesty International in Northern Ireland has said yesterday's audits of two Catholic dioceses there strengthen the case for an independent investigation into clerical child sexual ... News • 11 Dec 13
Reports on church child protection published An audit by the Catholic Church's child protection watchdog has found only 12 Christian Brothers were convicted of crimes between 1975 and today. News • 10 Dec 13
Church child protection watchdog to publish audits The Catholic Church's Irish child protection watchdog is to publish reports tomorrow morning on eight church entities. News • 10 Dec 13
Vatican to set up committee on child sex abuse The Vatican is to set up a special committee to improve measures to protect children against sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. News • 05 Dec 13
Benedict denies cover up of child sex abuse Former Pope Benedict XVI has denied he tried to cover up sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, in his first direct published comments since ... News • 24 Sep 13
Martin says Pope dealing with church's challenges Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said Pope Francis is a man who had opened his soul on a wide range of issues and was ... News • 20 Sep 13
Church told of 'duty to legislate on abortion' Taoiseach Enda Kenny has responded to Cardinal Seán Brady's comment that the Catholic Church would be "mobilising" in relation to the draft legislation on abortion. News • 07 May 13
