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New Knock PP appointed
Archbishop Michael Neary of Tuam has named Fr Richard Gibbons as the new parish priest of Knock, ....
Welsh Church leaders experss concern over organ donation
The donation of human organs after death is a gift and should not be changed to presumed ....
Creighton Says Vatican Embassy May Open in Two Years
The Irish embassy in the Vatican may re-open “within the next two years” a Government minister ....
Priests murdered in Guatemala and Mexico
Two priests were recently murdered within a day of each other in Guatemala and Mexico. In ....
Couple 78 years married bear witness to lifelong marriage
A couple married 78 years have won Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s Longest Married Couple Award ....
Planning underway for National Assembly of Irish Church
The forthcoming Assembly of the Irish Church will be open to everyone who regard themselves as a ....
Kildare and Leighlin's Eucharistic Congress
The Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin has announced it is hosting a Diocesan Eucharistic Congress ....
US Bishops do battle with administration over contraception mandate
Over 100 Catholic bishops of the United States are doing battle against a health department rule ....
Church calls for modest Communion celebrations
The Church has rowed into the debate over the exorbitant costs families with children preparing ....
Pioneer movement saved after donations
The work done by the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association (PTAA) looks set to continue in Ireland ....
Card carrying Catholics - a new reality in England
One million wallet-sized cards stating the carrier is a Catholic are being distributed in ....
Bishop Boyce to be investigated for incitement to hatred
Bishop Philip Boyce of Raphoe (pictured) has been accused of incitement to hatred and is being ....
Reliquary of Saint Brigid stolen from Killester church
As the country prepared to celebrate Saint Brigid's Day, a reliquary that usually contains a ....
Motion proposes "screening" Catholic civil servants
A motion to be debated at Labour's national conference in April calling for the screening of ....
Féile Bríde celebrates light and Spring
Féile Bríde 2012 has as its theme, Ancient Wisdom for new Times.  The Féile Bríde - ....
"Equality" threatening religious freedom, says philosopher
Religious freedom is being trumped by an over-emphasis on equality in British courts, according ....
Church to fight same-sex marriage in England
The Catholic Church in England and Wales and the Church of England are planning a campaign of ....
SVP puts its magazine on sale for the first time
For the first time ever, the Society of St Vincent de Paul’s quarterly magazine has gone on sale ....
Large increase in number living in poverty - SJI
A new study by Social Justice Ireland (SJI) shows that the level of poverty in Ireland has ....
Glenstal Abbey to take day pupils
The secondary school at the Benedictine-run Glenstal Abbey is to take day pupils for the first ....
Vatican appeal to consign leprosy to the past
The President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care has expressed the hope ....
"Sooner or later someone will have to talk to the Boko Haram" - Archbishop of Abuja
Up to 35,000 people have fled their homes in northern Nigeria after attacks from the Islamic ....
Religion the basis of most complaints to RTÉ
Religion is the source of most complaints to RTÉ, according to documents published under Freedom ....
Melifont Abbey celebrates ordination of Bro Joseph Ryan
The Cistercian Community in Mellifont in County Louth will welcome another man to the priesthood ....
Politician and congregation founder beatified in Austria
A married woman and politician, who founded a Catholic religious congregation is being beatified ....
World Mission Day is a call to all to evangelise, says the Pope
"Faith is a gift that was given to us to be shared.  It is the most important gift of our ....
St Patrick’s Cathedral to stream Sunday services
This weekend, St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin will commence live streaming of its Sunday ....
Council of Europe says 'Euthanasia must always be prohibited'
The adoption of a resolution by an important European political body banning euthanasia has been ....
New Cardinal has Drogheda connection
While Ireland may not be getting a new member of the College of Cardinals next February, a ....
Jesus’ favourite song was not Cole Porter’s 'anything goes' - Bishop McKeown
People who want their children to have a world view that is open to the transcendent should not ....
Cardinal pledges to uphold constitutional rights to Catholic education
The Catholic Primate of All Ireland has said the Church is committed to upholding the ....
Major celebrations planned for return of True Cross relic to Holycross
The village of Holycross in County Tipperary looks set for major celebrations next month when the ....
Bosnian Catholics face increasing Islamic fundamentalism
In Bosnia-Herzegovina,nuns now only leave the convent in pairs out of fear of abuse.  Nuns ....
French in bid to lower divorce rate
The French Government is to introduce longer civil ceremonies and a, “marriage preparation kit” ....
Children "uncertain" about gender to be given puberty-delaying injections
Six children in Britain are to be given hormone injections to delay the onset of puberty because ....
Bishop urges recognition of journalists' contribution
Society must recognise the, “valuable work that journalists undertake and their contribution to ....
First Native American saint
Native Americans throughout North America and Canada are hugely excited about having a saint come ....
Pope speaks of daily commitment to Christian Unity
At Sunday’s Angelus the Pope invited those present, "to join the prayer which Jesus addressed to ....
Bishop Kirby responds to Michael Noonan's comments on "lifestyle" emmigration
In response to the recent public debate on the causes driving contemporary Irish emigration, ....
No place for religious ethos in schools: Labour TD
Religious ethos has no place in Irish schools according to a prominent Labour TD. Aodhán Ó ....

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