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Q&A: Why was the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes set up and what did it examine?
The commission is due to submit its final report today, over five years after it was set up.
'The beatings were regular and we worked until our fingers bled': My childhood in an industrial school
Mary Harney shares her personal story on a day where the fate of records of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes was debated on the Dáil floor.
Catholic archbishops ask Taoiseach to allow people attend mass
The four archbishops have requested a meeting with Micheál Martin.
Quiz: How much do you know about popes?
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New Vatican manual advises bishops on how to report sex abuse claims
The new advice says bishops “should” report claims – but critics have said it should be mandatory.
Mary McAleese condemns Catholic Church for 'intrinsically evil' teachings on homosexuality
The former Irish president warned of the damaging impact the church is having on Ireland younger LGBT community.
Priests in face coverings and communion in the hand only: Here's how churches plan to return to Mass
Religious services can resume during Phase Three which begins on Monday 29 June.
Taoiseach meets with Catholic leaders to discuss re-opening of churches
Churches, mosques and other places of worship have been closed for several weeks.
Parishioners urged to check if their Sunday mass is being streamed online as Church adheres to ban on gatherings
Church leaders said that masses would be cancelled in response to the public health crisis caused by coronavirus.
Enrolments rise in multi-denominational schools, but there's been a very slight decrease in Catholic schools
Almost 940,000 pupils are enrolled in primary and post-primary schools in Ireland.
Vatican amends Church law to remove papal confidentiality around child sex abuse cases
The reform is part of changes being introduced by the Church today.
New York bishop steps down amid ongoing clerical abuse scandal
The Buffalo bishop has been accused in US media of hiding the names of accused priests
Plans to modernise chaplaincies at third level institutions have stagnated, despite major review
A 2015 review found several institutions had no public appointment or tendering procedure for the employment of chaplains.
Two priests who sexually abused deaf children each sentenced to over 40 years in prison in Argentina
The victims were children and adolescents aged between four and 17.
Nuns accused of 'run and grab all' as Bessborough campus put up for sale
€30 million in State funding has been spent on the site over the last two decades.
Pope Francis hosting conference which will debate whether married men could be priests
The move is part of discussions to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon region.
Church leaders call for restoration of Stormont to stop abortion law being passed in North
Abortion will be decriminalised in the North if the collapsed assembly is not restored by 21 October.
Cardinal George Pell lodges new appeal against convictions for child sex abuse
Pell is currently serving a six-year sentence for sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s.
US-based female bishop wants to hear from Irish women who are 'ready to lead'
The US-based group is holding a conference today in Dublin.
Poll: Does Ireland need a new temperance movement to address alcohol and drug use?
The temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic drinks.
France begins its independent inquiry into Catholic Church sex abuse
Thousands are expected to contact the hotline, while face-to-face interviews with victims will be held at a later date.
Archbishop says Dublin drug cartels will be stopped from 'exploiting' religious services
He said that religious services would no longer be used to “glorify” Dublin drug cartels’ images.
Opinion: Are we ready to let go of the Catholic Church's rituals?
Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Marriage and Burial are now rites of passage but do we understand their theological foundations, writes Shane Dunphy.
Poll: Would you support an opt in approach to sacraments in Catholic schools?
A recent survey shows Catholic schools want preparations for Confirmations and Communions to take place outside the classroom.
Pope issues law requiring Catholic clergy members to report sex abuse - but not to police
The law declares that anyone who has knowledge of abuse is obliged to report it to the Church.
Death toll from Sri Lanka Easter bombings revised down by over 100
Two sons of a wealthy Sri Lankan spice trader are among the suspected suicide bombers.
Diarmuid Martin: 'It's hard to believe that evidence has simply vanished and that no one can remember'
He called on the Church to avoid returning to attitudes it had shown in the past.
Ex-pope Benedict XVI blames clerical sex abuse on 1960s sexual revolution
Benedict has written a 6,000-word essay for Klerusblatt, a German monthly magazine for clergy.
Archdiocese postpones vote on patronage of Dublin schools, citing 'confusion' about Church celebrations
It was claimed earlier this week that pupils would not celebrate Christmas at Educate Together schools.
Claims that children can't celebrate Christmas at Educate Together schools 'incorrect and misleading'
It has been claimed by one gaelscoil that Irish greetings like dia duit would no longer be allowed.
Pope accepts resignation of Chile cardinal over sex abuse cases
Ricardo Ezzati, archbishop of Santiago, is the highest-ranking Catholic official in Chile.
'The Rosary is a weapon': New documentary reveals how a CIA-funded Irish priest fought Communism
Fr Patrick Peyton taught Americans to recite the Rosary from the 1940s onwards.
Pope rejects resignation of French cardinal convicted of sex abuse cover-up
France’s highest-ranking Catholic official failed to report sex abuse by a priest.
Diarmuid Martin expresses concern over 'anti-Islamic sentiments being expressed in social media in Ireland'
Martin said that some of this anti-Islamic sentiment came from publications “purporting to be of Catholic inspiration”.
French cardinal given six-month suspended sentence for helping to cover up child abuse by priest
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin failed to report the abuse of a child between 2014 and 2015.
Opinion: Is the Catholic Church still covering up child sex abuse on the grounds that it is a 'pontifical secret'?
The summit heard that the canon law protection of ‘pontifical secret’ had been applied to numerous clerical abuse cases. Bizarrely, it was suggested that this practice should not continue – indicating that it is ongoing. writes Shane Dunphy.
Australian Cardinal George Pell found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys
He has now become the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes.
Top Catholic cardinal admits Church files on sex abuse were 'destroyed'
The cardinal was speaking at a landmark Vatican summit on tackling sex abuse in the clergy.
Cases of sex abuse by priests in Poland exposed in new report
The document details the cases of 85 priests convicted of paedophilia.
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Leo Varadkar apologises for Dáil comments about priests sinning behind the altar
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin was the target of Varadkar’s comments and he’s now responded to the apology.