Anglican schism as traditionalists reject first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Church of Ireland archbishops have reasserted their loyalty to Canterbury
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Obituary: David Neligan: Diplomat who played key role in navigating Anglo-Irish relationships
Skills came into particularly sharp focus during the Falklands crisis
Robin Glendinning: Founder member of North’s Alliance Party was noted playwright and poet
Teacher, politician and Irish-language enthusiast wrote dramas that reflected on the wider politics of Northern Ireland
Leeson Park church in Dublin 6 sold to Romanian Orthodox Church
Church, estimated to have sold for over €4m, was purchased with financial assistance from Romanian government
Ireland’s longest-serving bishop announces his retirement
Bishop Paul Colton’s tenure as Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross the longest since 1617
Remove statute of limitations to encourage churches and orders to pay sex-abuse redress - expert
It is in the interest of religious organisations to contribute to schemes as way of reducing costs, says Prof Conor O’Mahony of Child Law Clinic
Rev Philip McKinley: ‘My children call me silly, old and rusty. I’m only 44′
The Church of Ireland cleric talks about faith, his favourite place in Ireland, and the rugby playing brother who has ‘overshadowed’ him
Church of Ireland bishop criticises invite for gay US preacher to speak at Pride service in Dublin
Bishop of Down and Dromore David McClay claims church members ‘concerned and confused’ by move
Church of Ireland feels financial strain as empty rectories hit by Vacant Homes Tax
Archbishop of Dublin warned Taoiseach the charge was creating ‘difficulties’
‘I’m not going to do anything that isn’t possible to do together’: peacemaker Lord Eames celebrates 50 years since consecration
Anglican bishop’s outreach in 1970s Derry helped to break with history
‘Humanity has lost its heart’: Ireland’s churches react forcefully to `abandoned’ Gaza
Catholic bishops pray ‘all those in positions of power globally will stand up and demand an end to this cruelty’
Church live-streaming likely to lead to more defamation actions, evangelicals warn
Evangelical church in Tullamore, Co Offaly, was recently sued over remarks made during live-streamed Baptism
After the death of popular Pope Francis, what now for Christianity?
In Europe, after centuries of dominance, Christianity appears to be in retreat
Some religious orders’ refusal to contribute to mother and baby home redress shows ‘lack of compassion’
Some survivors want Government to seize assets of religious orders who refuse to pay
Church orders’ refusal to pay mother-and-baby home redress leaves Government with dilemma
Any attempt to force payment from church orders would be fraught with legal difficulty, expert says
Just one religious order has made ‘serious offer’ of cash redress to mother-and-baby home survivors
Government negotiator Sheila Nunan has submitted a final report with conclusions from talks with seven Catholic bodies and the Church of Ireland
Christ Church Leeson Park in Dublin deconsecrated and to be put on property market
Among worshippers at the church in earlier times was writer George Bernard Shaw
‘We’re in dire straits’: St Michan’s appeals for public support as it plans crypt reopening after arson
Mummified remains burnt in medieval crypt left church facing up to €100,000 loss
Where to now for our declining churches? Younger clergy reflect on a brighter future
Exciting times are ahead for Christian communities, based on joy, hope, energy and finding context and relevance in contemporary society
Bethlehem now ‘a Palestinian village subjected to intense intimidation, social starvation’, say church leaders
Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Michael Jackson says reaction to immigration in Ireland has been ‘physical and shameful’
Dublin school to review ethos statement over message telling parents students must attend all religious ceremonies
Lobby group Education Equality says school's instruction breached children’s constitutional rights
Southern Irish Protestants by Ian D’Alton: A work of great originality and scholarship
Author connects particular concerns, often focused on Cork Protestantism, with wider debates
Churches carry huge crosses as they try to move on from mistakes of past
Rite & Reason: All Churches face huge challenges moving on from terrible abuses into an advancing secularism
Protestants in Ireland: ‘We’ve gone after the young generations. We’ve listened and changed how we do things’
A younger generation of Protestants ‘are flocking away from the church’ yet ‘becoming more spiritual’
How multicultural Ireland is contributing to a growth in the Presbyterian Church
Maynooth Community Church is among those bucking the trend of decline in church membership, boosting its congregation with people of faith from overseas
Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity review: Magisterial work on theologies around sex
Diarmaid MacCulloch’s ambitious book looks at celibacy, marriage, homosexuality and trans issues from the perspective that there is no single consistent view of these in the Bible, Patsy McGarry writes
‘Terrible fire’ at Co Antrim church being treated as arson
No injuries in blaze which began on Sunday night at Church of Ireland building and hall in Greenisland
Deadline missed for mother-and-baby redress deal with church orders
Negotiator Sheila Nunan ‘will continue her work to its conclusion’, Department of Equality says
I do not believe God literally made heaven and earth nor in the virgin birth. So why should I pretend I do?
Both church and State create a situation where there is an expectation that insincere declarations are made
Tuesday’s fire at St Michan’s Church not the first time the Dublin site was vandalised
Archdeacon David Pierpoint says mummified bodies have been ‘destroyed’ and ‘damaged beyond repair’
Archbishop of Jerusalem, on visit to Dublin, expresses delight at recognition of Palestinian state
Church of Ireland dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough raise €216,000 for rebuilding of Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza
‘Ireland is not full’: Church leader warns about populists who play with paranoia
Church of Ireland Primate Archbishop John McDowell tells General Synod Ireland has been right to welcome migrants and asylum seekers
Catholic Church’s downsizing only the beginning as attendances and incomes decline
Church of Ireland has already merged many of the 26 dioceses established in 1111 AD at the Synod of Ráth Breasail
Plan to oblige teachers to assess disabled children’s needs will ‘overwhelm’ schools
Department of Education is finalising new rules, but schools say system is in ‘crisis’
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