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Cura managed on average almost 8,000 face-to-face and telephone counselling sessions with clients each year

Catholic Church crisis pregnancy agency Cura to close

Ireland / 14 Jun 18

The group has called on Pope Francis to put in place an independent tribunal

Victims of clerical abuse launch global organisation

World / 08 Jun 18

Jose Andres Murillo (R), James Hamilton (C) and Juan Carlos Cruz (L), at a news conference in Rome yesterday

Pope Francis in apology to Chilean victims of abuse

World / 03 May 18

In his Easter address Pope Francis called for an end to 'so many acts of injustice' in the world

Pope Francis calls for peace in the Holy Land and Syria

Easter / 01 Apr 18

Malachy Finegan is known to have sexually abused minors

Paedophile priest Finegan ministered in Co Laois

Ireland / 14 Mar 18

Malachy Finegan was president of St Colman's Grammar School in Newry

Bishops will 'fully co-operate' with any abuse inquiry

Ireland / 14 Mar 18

Mary McAleese was speaking on RTÉ's Sean O'Rourke

McAleese says Pope has not acknowledged her letter

Ireland / 12 Mar 18

Prime Time - Unaccompanied Drivers, Mary McAleese, Russian Spy At

Prime Time / 16 Mar 18

Today's report was a voluntary audit of 135 orders, congregations and missionary societies

'Significant' church child safeguarding weaknesses

Ireland / 20 Feb 18

Irishwoman Marie Collins, who was raped by a hospital chaplain at the age of 13, quit the panel in March last year in protest at what she said was the "shameful" blocking of reforms

Vatican revives pope's sexual abuse panel

World / 18 Feb 18

Archbishop Eamon Martin urged Catholics to resist what he called "strong pressures to remain silent"

Martin urges Catholics to speak out on abortion

Ireland / 07 Jan 18

Cardinal Bernard Law resignation send shockwaves through the Catholic church

Cardinal at centre of Boston abuse scandal dies

religion / 20 Dec 17

Fr Shay Cullen has been proposed four times for the Nobel Peace Prize

Irish priest among nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize

Analysis and Comment / 05 Oct 17

The bishops held their regular autumn meeting at St Patrick's in Maynooth

Bishops urge Government to speed up alcohol Bill

Ireland / 04 Oct 17

Regensburg Cathedral Sparrows school dates back over 1,000 years

German abuse victims speak of 'hell' at choir school

World / 19 Jul 17

(L-R) Walter Brandmueller, Raymond Burke, Carlo Caffarra and Joachim Meisner

Conservative cardinals step up challenge to Pope

World / 20 Jun 17

Eamon Martin said 'It is simply not true that the Catholic Church has a desire to create a theocracy in Ireland'

Archbishop says good done by church being forgotten

Ireland / 09 May 17

Bishop made his remarks during homily at the annual Chrism Mass at St John's Cathedral in Limerick

Bishop calls on church to find 'new directions'

Ireland / 13 Apr 17

Three orders have not really changed performance in dealing with abuse

Head of Norbertine order did not respond to NBSCCCI

News / 06 Apr 17

A watchdog report last week showed the Catholic Church owes money it promised to surviors of institutional abuse

Kenny calls on Catholic Church to 'get on with' redress

Ireland / 13 Mar 17

Pope Francis said allowing priests in training to choose whether or not to be celibate was 'not the solution'

Pope Francis may consider making married men priests

News / 10 Mar 17

Dr Martin said the church ostracised, stigmatised and isolated unwed mothers

Irish Catholic church leader says Tuam find 'appalling'

News / 09 Mar 17

Fr Paddy Mooney blesses a motorist

'Drive-thru' Ash Wednesday at Galway church

News / 01 Mar 17

Religious-run schools to be transferred to new multi or non-denominational patrons

Catholic Church welcomes school divestment plan

News / 30 Jan 17

Diarmuid Martin encouraged people to pray that the Pope will come here for the WMOF next August

Pope to address controversial issues in Dublin

News / 17 Jan 17

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