Where is Bishop John Magee?
The senior cleric who was in charge when child sex abuse claims were reported – but not acted upon – in Cloyne diocese apologises by statement but may be abroad.
View ArticleCloyne's Monsignor O'Callaghan 'should have resigned', says Archbishop
Cloyne administrator Archbishop Clifford agrees that the man in charge of implementing church guidelines for child protection should have stepped down.
View ArticleArchbishop calls for 'renewed' and 'more humble' Catholic church
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin made the call as he welcomed the new Papal Nuncio to Ireland in Dublin today.
View ArticleAbuse victims remembered at opening of Eucharistic Congress
In his opening greeting, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said the past 50 years have been marked with a dark side.
View ArticleChurch cannot be renewed through spin or PR - Archbishop
Only 30 per cent of Dublin’s Catholics are still practising, says Diarmuid Martin.
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Monday
Here are the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
View ArticleChurch of Ireland enthrones new leader
The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke will be enthroned as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland today.
View ArticleGardaí investigate threatening letter sent to Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
The letter warned Dr Martin to be “careful” on the streets because of his views on abortion.
View ArticleNew COI Archbishop gives views on abortion, gay marriage
Archbishop Dr Richard Clarke said that he would be “as restrictive as one can with compassion and humanity” when it comes to abortion.
View ArticleArchbishop Diarmuid Martin speaks of the 'critical juncture' of the Catholic...
But he said “despite the difficulties of the Church in Ireland there are also so many signs of hope”.
View ArticleArchbishop Martin says the Church should not be 'gagged'
But he added the Catholic Church in Ireland needs to learn that it cannot expect people to do as they are told.
View ArticleCatholic Church in Australia admits it has been slow to act on sex abuse
Australia is holding a government inquiry into how child sex abuse was handled, amid claims that about 620 children were abused by the Catholic Church since the 1930s.
View ArticleMartin speaks of Church's "all too slow response" to child abuse cases
The Archbishop of Dublin has been marking the 10th anniversary of the diocesan body set up in response to the scandal, and said that more needs to be done to reach out to survivors.
View ArticleHere’s What Happened Today: Sunday
That edge-of-seat All Blacks clash, the Iran nuclear deal, more details in the London slavery case… and a fun day for Fungi.
View ArticleDublin priest sentenced to seven years in prison for child sexual abuse
61-year-old Fr Denis Nolan, who had been working in Wicklow Town and Rathnew until two years ago, was sentenced earlier in Bray.
View ArticleEven Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has something to say about GardaGate
“A culture of constant criticism of our police force is not good for society or for the economy,” he said.
View ArticleEducation Minister backs Archbishop's call for mother-and-baby homes...
Diarmuid Martin has called for a “full-bodied investigation” into all mother-and-baby homes.
View ArticleParents and teachers fight to keep 'the best school in Ballyfermot' open
One pupil from the De La Salle Primary School said “they’re trying to squash us all into one school but we won’t fit”.
View ArticleMartin: 'Crisis of the sexual abuse of children in the church not a chapter...
The Archbishop said that the Catholic Church must “do more” to help victims of abuse.
View ArticleRobbers target archbishop by accident... then abandon stolen crucifix
The items they stole were made of metal, and not gold.
View ArticleArchbishop on IRA sex offenders: "Let the truth come out"
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has admitted the IRA “on occasion shot alleged sex offenders” – adding that the actions were “not appropriate” but “of their time”.
View Article'Ireland must do more to stop human trafficking' - Archbishop Martin
“Many of those who are trafficked and who live in small Irish communities feel trapped in a world which is heavily controlled.”
View ArticleArchbishop Diarmuid Martin wants to make something clear: He's voting No
He says he doesn’t usually give his voting preference but is making an exception.
View Article90% of young Yes voters went to Catholic Schools - Diarmuid Martin
“The Church needs to ask itself when this cultural revolution began,” the Archbishop told Vatican Insider.
View ArticleFeeling of "bereavement" at gay marriage result - says leader of Ireland's...
Eamon Martin was asked about that “defeat for humanity” remark from the Vatican this morning.
View ArticleArchbishop of Dublin in push for more non-denominational schools
Speaking this morning Diarmuid Martin said that a number of Catholic schools had already adopted a proximity policy.
View ArticleUS archbishop says divorced Catholics should avoid sex, live 'as brother and...
Archbishop Charles Chaput issued a new set of pastoral guidelines for clergy and other leaders of the archdiocese.
View Article"I can't understand how a family watches its members being knocked off and...
Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has described his distaste at the ongoing Hutch-Kinahan feud being seen in Dublin’s gangland.
View ArticleBishops have 'constructive' meeting with Varadkar and ministers
The agenda for the meeting included the Eighth Amendment and the possibility of a visit to Ireland by Pope Francis.
View ArticleArchbishop Desmond Tutu quits as Oxfam ambassador in wake of sex scandal
A statement said he was “deeply disappointed by allegations of immorality”.
View ArticleAustralian archbishop guilty of concealing child sex abuse
Philip Wilson was accused of concealing abuse by notorious paedophile priest Jim Fletcher.
View ArticleAustralian archbishop steps down after being found guilty of covering up...
Wilson, who faces up to two years in jail, said today he was stepping aside from his church duties.
View ArticlePope Francis accepts resignation of Australian archbishop found guilty of...
When sentencing, the magistrate in Australia said Philip Wilson showed “no remorse or contrition”.
View ArticleArchbishop says Dublin drug cartels will be stopped from 'exploiting'...
He said that religious services would no longer be used to “glorify” Dublin drug cartels’ images.
View ArticleCalls for younger Catholic volunteers to help start Masses in churches again
Archbishop Eamon Martin said that the reopening of churches will happen “slowly and tentatively”.
View ArticleArchbishop Diarmuid Martin criticises anti-mask demonstrations
He said that “behind outward talk of respecting individual liberties there was also strain of negation of the virus”.
View ArticleNew Archbishop of Dublin appointed by Pope Francis
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin’s retirement is effective from today.
View ArticleGerman cardinal resigns over Church's 'failure' in abuse scandal
Criticising colleagues who “refuse to believe there is a shared responsibility in this respect”, Reinhard Marx said the Church is at “a dead end”.
View ArticleArchbishop calls HSE recommendation to defer Communions and Confirmations...
The HSE recommended the ceremonies be postponed until September to help curb Covid cases.
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