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Most countries' legal systems respect the religious right of a Catholic priest not to reveal what he has learned in confession, similar to attorney-client privilege

Priests cannot be forced to reveal confessions - Church

The Vatican has today reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession, in an apparent response to moves in Australia and elsewhere to force them to do so in cases of sexual abuse.

World • 01 Jul 19

Taoiseach attends Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Dublin

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has attended a celebration in Dublin marking the Sikh religious festival of Vaisakhi.

Ireland • 15 Apr 19

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was speaking at Limerick city's St Michael's Church of Ireland

Archbishop laments 'crisis of faith' in Ireland

The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin has said he does not believe that people here have a true sense of the crisis of faith in Ireland.

Religion and Belief • 19 Mar 19

Theodore McCarrick was a US Cardinal has been expelled from the church

McCarrick expulsion 'step in right direction' - Collins

Clerical abuse survivor and former adviser to Pope Francis, Marie Collins, has said the defrocking of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is "a step in the right direction", but very late considering his behaviour had been known about for many years.

World • 17 Feb 19

Theodore McCarrick, pictured with Pope Francis, is the first cardinal ever to be defrocked for sex abuse

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal over abuse scandal

Pope Francis has defrocked a former cardinal in a first for the Catholic Church, over accusations American Theodore McCarrick sexually abused a teenager 50 years ago, the Vatican has said.

World • 16 Feb 19

Pope Francis was speaking on a plane from Panama to Rome

Pope fears bloodshed in Venezuela, not taking sides

Pope Francis has said he feared bloodshed in Venezuela but that it was premature for him to take sides because it could cause more damage.

World • 28 Jan 19

Asia Bibi has been living on death row since 2010

Pakistan frees woman facing death penalty for blasphemy

Pakistan's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a Christian woman sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy against Islam.

World • 31 Oct 18

'I know He's there'

"I suppose my faith means my life. While I have happy times I always say to Him 'Thanks a million', and when I'm looking for something I'd say 'look, it's me again'."

Faith and Me • 29 Aug 18

Series: Faith and Me

RTÉ News spoke to people of different faiths in Ireland in 2018.

Faith and Me • 29 Aug 18

A connection between faith and nature

"You need to take a break from the running. Relax. Listen to what's happening around you and I certainly find my faith helps me in that."

Faith and Me • 28 Aug 18

'We chose a Humanist ceremony'

"I probably have more respect for faith than I necessarily have faith."

Faith and Me • 28 Aug 18

'Faith is where I draw my inner strength from'

"Living thousands of miles away from family, particularly, you need a source to draw your strength from".

Faith and Me • 28 Aug 18

'To me, it is all about the music'

"Faith to me is ... it's believing that there's something better."

Faith and Me • 28 Aug 18

The visit will be Pope Francis' first to the Baltic nations

Pope Francis to visit Baltic states next year

Pope Francis will visit the Baltic states next year when Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania mark the centenary of their independence from Russia.

World • 22 Nov 17

Archbishop Eamon Martin addressed a conference in Dublin

Archbishop: Parents' access to faith schools 'diluted'

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has criticised educational policymakers for diluting parents' rights to access schools with an unashamed faith-based ethos.

Education • 26 Oct 17

Pope Francis greets Taoiseach Enda Kenny after yesterday's mass

Cardinal Brady supports Papal visit to Ireland

Cardinal Seán Brady has given a wholehearted welcome to the Taoiseach Enda Kenny's initiative to encourage Pope Francis to visit Ireland.

News • 28 Apr 14

Francis has set a more austere tone for the papacy than his predecessor

Pope Francis living in 'simple' Vatican residence

Pope Francis wants to stay in a simple Vatican residence instead of moving into the spacious and regal papal apartments for the time being, the Vatican has said.

News • 26 Mar 13

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

Cardinal apologises for paedophilia comments

A South African cardinal has apologised for offending victims of child abuse after he described paedophilia as an illness and not a crime.

News • 18 Mar 13

Religion and Belief

Priests cannot be forced to reveal confessions - Church

Taoiseach attends Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Dublin

Archbishop laments 'crisis of faith' in Ireland

McCarrick expulsion 'step in right direction' - Collins

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal over abuse scandal

Pope fears bloodshed in Venezuela, not taking sides

Pakistan frees woman facing death penalty for blasphemy

'I know He's there'

Series: Faith and Me

A connection between faith and nature

'We chose a Humanist ceremony'

'Faith is where I draw my inner strength from'

'To me, it is all about the music'

Pope Francis to visit Baltic states next year

Archbishop: Parents' access to faith schools 'diluted'

Cardinal Brady supports Papal visit to Ireland

Pope Francis living in 'simple' Vatican residence

Cardinal apologises for paedophilia comments

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