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Philippe Barbarin failed to act on allegations of sexual abuse in his diocese

French cardinal convicted over sex abuse cover-up

Europe • 07 Mar 19

Religion will no longer be used as a criteria for admission to Catholic primary schools

Religion as school admission criteria is outlawed

Education • 03 Oct 18

Theodore McCarrick was ordered to live a life of 'penance'

US cardinal resigns over sex abuse allegations

religion • 28 Jul 18

Three Education and Training Boards have contracted ACCORD to deliver RSE programmes in a number of their schools

Some State schools outsourcing RSE to Catholic agency

Education • 02 May 18

Overall, 5,000 more pupils enrolled in primary school last year

Enrolment in Catholic schools continues to increase

News • 27 Feb 18

Luis Figari founded the Catholic society in Peru 'Sodalitium Christianae Vitae'

Pope orders takeover of Catholic society in Peru

Pope Francis • 11 Jan 18

The cardinals expressed their solidarity with Pope Francis

Cardinals back pope after attacks by conservatives

News • 13 Feb 17

Pope Francis praised the 'contagious power of a genuine faith'

Pope unhurt after fall during mass in Poland

News • 28 Jul 16

The majority of schools are under the patronage of the Catholic Church

Experts contradict Taoiseach on school admission

News • 22 Jun 16

Many of the delegates at the synod in Limerick are lay people

Equality for women leading issue at synod

News • 10 Apr 16

Archbishops Diarmuid Martin and Archbishop Eamon Martin

Pope calls for openness to 'imperfect' Catholics

News • 08 Apr 16

37 out of 59 pupils at Gaelscoil Dhochtúir Uí Shuilleabháin in Skibbereen, Co Cork have opted to take the non-Catholic classes

Catholic school offers alternative ethics class

News • 27 Jan 16

The audits 'show good safeguarding practice and prompt reporting of allegations'

No convictions over 53 allegations of church abuse

News • 02 Dec 15

Pope Francis listens to the speech of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in Ankara

Pope Francis calls for end to fundamentalism

News • 28 Nov 14

Conservative bishops had vowed to change the language on gays, cohabitation and re-marriage

Catholic synod vote described as 'disappointing'

News • 20 Oct 14

Some clergy have expressed concern over the document

Clergy 'perplexed' over Vatican document

News • 16 Oct 14

Archbishop Wilton Gregory said he took his "eye off the ball"

Catholic Archbishop apologises for €1.6m mansion

News • 01 Apr 14

Dr McKeown succeeds Dr Seamus Hegarty, who retired in 2011

Donal McKeown appointed Bishop of Derry

News • 25 Feb 14

Bishop Christopher Jones expressed regret at the 'dramatic reduction' in Accord's staff

Catholic marriage service announces job cuts

News • 19 Dec 13

Demand for change in some areas is deemed not big enough to support a four-teacher school

23 multi-denominational schools recommended

News • 02 Apr 13

Victims' rights groups had said the comments by Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier were insensitive

Cardinal apologises for paedophilia comments

News • 18 Mar 13

Foud Twal, the Latin Patriarch of the Holy Land, embraced Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (l) as the Palestinian Authority leader attended the Christmas midnight mass in Saint Catherine's Church in Bethlehem

Pope condemns slaughter of 'defenceless' in Syria

News • 26 Dec 12

Orangemen march past St Patrick's Catholic Church in north Belfast

Census shows fall in Protestant majority in NI

News • 11 Dec 12

Catholic bishops respond to abortion report

News • 06 Dec 12

Catholic Church criticise Budgets over divisions

News • 29 Nov 12

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