Ringing in the changesRonan Abayawickrema charts the progress of the Congress Bell on its pilgrimage throughout Ireland and beyond, as it calls worshippers to IEC 2012The bell has visited the Aran Islands, been carried up to the top of Croagh Patrick and
THE first married men to be permitted to baptise children and officiate at weddings will be ordained in the Irish Catholic Church next month.The church is looking to deacons to do some of the jobs of the clergy because vocations to the priesthood are at
CARDINAL Sean Brady is "reflecting seriously on his future" amid new allegations of cover-ups by the Catholic Church in the Brendan Smyth child abuse scandal.Sources close to the cardinal told the Irish Independent that he was "fully aware" of the backla
A SEX-abuse victim has welcomed a public apology from Cardinal Sean Brady but insisted last night that the cleric should quit his position as the leader of Ireland's Catholics.Brendan Boland was abused for two years from the age of 12 by paedophile pries
THE Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has waded into the household charge controversy to deny claims he is avoiding paying the tax.In a statement released yesterday, the archdiocese said Dr Martin had paid the €100 charge on his residence, Archbi
A new reference book on the Archdiocese of Dublin which lists every priest who served there up to 2011 leaves out some important names.The 400-page book, The Archbishops, Bishops and Priests who served in the Archdiocese of Dublin 1900-2011, gives the na
A 37-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of wasting police time after reports that a baby fell from a ferry into the sea turned out to be false.A huge air and sea search was launched on Wednesday night when it was feared that two people, a woman and
• In considering the cry for the resignation of Cardinal Brady, one has to distinguish between deliberate, culpable actions and actions issuing from incompetence.Clearly, it is mainly through incompetence that Catholic bishops have done irreparable damag
The rector of the Irish College in Rome Fr Ciarán O’Carroll has been... Full Article at Irish Times
Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin yesterday declined to publicly back... Full Article at Belfast Telegraph
Eight men, who have spent the past four years training to be clergymen, are... Full Article at Irish Examiner
If the introduction of permanent deacons goes well it could be a much-needed... Full Article at Irish Examiner
The archdiocese’s Child Safeguarding and Protection Service (CSPS) revealed... Full Article at Irish Examiner
Allegations of child sexual abuse were reported this past year against four... Full Article at Irish Times