Catholic Church criticise Budgets over divisions The Catholic bishops and other leading Church groups have criticised recent Budgets for deepening social divisions. News • 29 Nov 12
Catholic Church criticise Budgets over divisions The Catholic bishops and other leading Church groups have criticised recent Budgets for deepening social divisions. News • 29 Nov 12
Church chief says law impeding child protection The Chief Executive of the Catholic Church's child protection body has claimed restrictions in the Data Protection Act are preventing the sharing of allegations of abuse in hundreds of cases. News • 27 Nov 12
Church chief says law impeding child protection The Chief Executive of the Catholic Church's child protection body has claimed restrictions in the Data Protection Act are preventing the sharing of allegations of abuse in hundreds of cases. News • 27 Nov 12
Australian cardinal ashamed over abuse scandal The head of the Catholic Church in Australia, George Pell, has acknowledged the "shame" of child sex abuse among the clergy and welcomed a sweeping inquiry. News • 13 Nov 12
Australian cardinal ashamed over abuse scandal The head of the Catholic Church in Australia, George Pell, has acknowledged the "shame" of child sex abuse among the clergy and welcomed a sweeping inquiry. News • 13 Nov 12
Audits highlight delays in reporting child abuse Seven reports reviewing child protection practices in a number of Ireland's Catholic dioceses and religious orders have been published. Ireland • 05 Sep 12
Audits highlight delays in reporting child abuse Seven reports reviewing child protection practices in a number of Ireland's Catholic dioceses and religious orders have been published. Ireland • 05 Sep 12
School divesting process to begin 'immediately' Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has said his Department is to immediately begin a process which could lead to the divestment of up to 50 Catholic primary schools in 44 areas around the country. News • 20 Jun 12
School divesting process to begin 'immediately' Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has said his Department is to immediately begin a process which could lead to the divestment of up to 50 Catholic primary schools in 44 areas around the country. News • 20 Jun 12
Papal Legate on Lough Derg visit on behalf of Pope Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said the Papal Legate, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, is in Lough Derg at the request of Pope Benedict XVI. News • 13 Jun 12
Papal Legate on Lough Derg visit on behalf of Pope Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said the Papal Legate, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, is in Lough Derg at the request of Pope Benedict XVI. News • 13 Jun 12
Christian churches urged to face secular challenge The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has urged the main Christian churches to cooperate in facing the challenges posed by secularisation. News • 11 Jun 12
Christian churches urged to face secular challenge The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has urged the main Christian churches to cooperate in facing the challenges posed by secularisation. News • 11 Jun 12
Church is on a path to renewal - Diarmuid Martin Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has assured the congregation at the opening mass of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress that the church here is on a path to renewal. News • 11 Jun 12
Church is on a path to renewal - Diarmuid Martin Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has assured the congregation at the opening mass of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress that the church here is on a path to renewal. News • 11 Jun 12
Celibacy 'not' causing shortage of priests Compulsory priestly celibacy is not the cause of the shortage of Catholic priests in the world, according to a leading cardinal from Central America. News • 07 Jun 12
Celibacy 'not' causing shortage of priests Compulsory priestly celibacy is not the cause of the shortage of Catholic priests in the world, according to a leading cardinal from Central America. News • 07 Jun 12
1,000 attend conference on Catholic Church Over 1,000 people today attended a conference in Dublin aimed at planning a way forward for the Catholic Church here. News • 07 May 12
1,000 attend conference on Catholic Church Over 1,000 people today attended a conference in Dublin aimed at planning a way forward for the Catholic Church here. News • 07 May 12
Priest apologises for displaying indecent images A Catholic priest in Co Tyrone has apologised unreservedly after indecent images were inadvertently projected onto a screen during a meeting of parents at a primary school last month. News • 01 May 12
Priest apologises for displaying indecent images A Catholic priest in Co Tyrone has apologised unreservedly after indecent images were inadvertently projected onto a screen during a meeting of parents at a primary school last month. News • 01 May 12
Fr Brian D'Arcy denies questioning doctrine Fr Brian D'Arcy, the popular journalist who is being censured by the Vatican, has said he has never questioned the defined doctrine of the Catholic Church. News • 30 Apr 12
Fr Brian D'Arcy denies questioning doctrine Fr Brian D'Arcy, the popular journalist who is being censured by the Vatican, has said he has never questioned the defined doctrine of the Catholic Church. News • 30 Apr 12
Group claims women priests are celebrating mass The Catholic organisation We Are Church has said that women who say they are validly ordained priests are celebrating mass in people's homes here. News • 20 Apr 12
Group claims women priests are celebrating mass The Catholic organisation We Are Church has said that women who say they are validly ordained priests are celebrating mass in people's homes here. News • 20 Apr 12
US Catholic nuns reprimanded by the Vatican A prominent US Catholic nuns' group has said it is "stunned" that the Vatican reprimanded it for spending too much time on poverty and social justice concerns and not enough on abortion and gay marriage. Religious and Social • 20 Apr 12
US Catholic nuns reprimanded by the Vatican A prominent US Catholic nuns' group has said it is "stunned" that the Vatican reprimanded it for spending too much time on poverty and social justice concerns and not enough on abortion and gay marriage. Religious and Social • 20 Apr 12
75% think Church teaching on sexuality irrelevant A new survey suggests that the majority of Irish Catholics favour married and women priests. News • 13 Apr 12
75% think Church teaching on sexuality irrelevant A new survey suggests that the majority of Irish Catholics favour married and women priests. News • 13 Apr 12
New details of State guarantees to Catholic Church New details have emerged about commitments the State gave to the Catholic bishops regarding the development of a new model of Primary school education. News • 30 Mar 12
New details of State guarantees to Catholic Church New details have emerged about commitments the State gave to the Catholic bishops regarding the development of a new model of Primary school education. News • 30 Mar 12
Pope celebrates open-air mass in Cuba Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated an open-air mass for tens of thousands of people in the city of Santiago on the first day of his visit to Cuba. News • 27 Mar 12
Pope celebrates open-air mass in Cuba Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated an open-air mass for tens of thousands of people in the city of Santiago on the first day of his visit to Cuba. News • 27 Mar 12
<p>Teacher awarded €12,000 over discrimination</p> The Equality Tribunal has awarded more than €12,000 to a primary school teacher who was discriminated against because she was not a Catholic. . Ireland • 16 Nov 10
<p>Teacher awarded €12,000 over discrimination</p> The Equality Tribunal has awarded more than €12,000 to a primary school teacher who was discriminated against because she was not a Catholic. . Ireland • 16 Nov 10
