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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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