Thursday 25 February, 2021
“Wherever chaplains are, whether at the bedside or the other end of a video camera, it is about connecting people.”
Priests are being told to follow guidance for when a flu is circulating.
The victims were children and adolescents aged between four and 17.
The US-based group is holding a conference today in Dublin.
The cardinal was speaking at a landmark Vatican summit on tackling sex abuse in the clergy.
The document details the cases of 85 priests convicted of paedophilia.
The suggestion of easing the rules on celibacy was raised by the Auxiliary Bishop of Brussels.
Denmark, France and Belgium are just some of the countries that have banned the burqa.
There are vacancies in a number of prisons including Mountjoy.
Culture Minister Josepha Madigan said that she did not read the Gospel, but led the readings from the altar.
The Save the 8th campaign says it will not decline invitations.
The former president also called the Catholic Church an “empire of misogyny”.
The welcome was was removed from a video supporting the World Meeting of Families.
The inclusion of McAleese on the Voices of Faith speaker panel was opposed by Cardinal Kevin Farrell.
The Association of Catholic Priests is launching therapy sessions for the mental wellbeing of priests.
The two men set to be ordained are Corkman James Daly and Kildare native Bill O’Shaughnessy.
Last year Diarmuid Martin said he would send trainee priests from his own diocese to Rome rather than Maynooth, citing “an atmosphere of strange goings-on”.
Many in the Roman Catholic Church believe a new path to ordination should be opened.
The St John of God Brothers had 40% of its members accused of abuse.
Fr Tony Flannery and Fr Sean McDonagh have sharply criticised how the Vatican treats clergy and, in particular, women.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said “radical change” is needed within the Catholic Church.
The procedures for handing whistleblowers will also be looked at.
The Association of Catholic Priests said the appointment of appropriate bishops is vital for the survival of the Catholic Church.
The college is responding to anonymous allegations of goings-on at the priest training college.
Former Catholic priest Val Rogers talks about leaving the Church after falling in love with a nun.
The Vatican’s finance chief was based in the town at a time when dozens of children were being abused.
Coping International has received commitments from the Catholic hierarchy around the world over the past year.
Plus: How many priests are going to a shopping centre in Clare to hear confession?
“I’m scared of rigid priests. I keep away from them. They bite!”
This comes as part of an investigation into how the Catholic church has dealt with child abuse.
We could be left with “a tiny cadre of aged priests” within a generation. Would allowing marriage change anything?
The group has already reached a similar agreement with the Catholic church in Ireland.
A new GSOC report found that a statement might have been taken just to “appease the victim”.
Listening to locals’ problems… Occasionally serving wine… Could Dublin’s pubs be the Church’s next recruiting ground?
One bishop believes schoolbooks that view marriage as solely between a man and a woman could face legal challenges if the vote is passed.
The show is 20 years old, and it has certainly made an impression on everyone.
The decision has been welcomed by an organisation representing priests in Ireland, which said support is needed for those wrongly accused.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the selfie.
