German abuse victims speak of 'hell' at choir school Teachers at one of Germany's most famous Catholic choir schools physically or sexually abused 547 pupils between 1945 and 2015, an independent report has found, … World • 19 Jul 17
Conservative cardinals step up challenge to Pope Four conservative cardinals who have publicly challenged Pope Francis over his reforms of Catholic Church teaching have published a letter escalating the row. World • 20 Jun 17
Archbishop says good done by church being forgotten The Catholic Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, has said decades of service by countless Irish religious sisters and priests to the education and … Ireland • 09 May 17
Bishop calls on church to find 'new directions' The Bishop of Limerick has said the Catholic Church can find "light and new directions" if it listens closely to why so many people who … Ireland • 13 Apr 17
Head of Norbertine order did not respond to NBSCCCI The Catholic Church-backed watchdog on child sexual abuse has said the global leadership of the Norbertine order, of which the paedophile priest Brendan Smyth was … News • 06 Apr 17
Kenny calls on Catholic Church to 'get on with' redress Taoiseach Enda Kenny has called on the Catholic Church and its congregations to "measure up" in relation to the compensation they owe to survivors of … Ireland • 13 Mar 17
Pope Francis may consider making married men priests Pope Francis has said in an interview published today that the Catholic Church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in remote … News • 10 Mar 17
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
