Church of Ireland
Ordaining women will strengthen the Church, not diminish it
No convincing biblical impediment to their ordination, either
Role of Protestant churches in mother and baby institutions
Oppressive treatment of women and children crossed religious and social boundaries
Catholic weddings in Ireland drop by more than half in 10 years
Overall marriages also declined since 2014, as civil registrations and humanist ceremonies grow
The Irish origins of an increasingly popular theology in the US
Believers of rapture theology assert there will be a second coming of Jesus Christ and a day of judgment
Church of Ireland ‘less likely’ to let vacant rectories due to rent reforms
Church’s representative body sought meeting with Ministers to discuss ‘possibility of an exemption’ from new rent rules
Life at Ireland’s biggest boarding school: ‘I have so much more independence’
At Kilkenny College, a co-educational school under Church of Ireland patronage, student boarders are given a voice
One of Ireland’s first women priests reflects on Christmas
Rite & Reason: This was a revelation of what church-going needed to be - a sharing of God’s love and an invitation to be part of that love in our daily lives and relationships
Anglican schism as traditionalists reject first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Church of Ireland archbishops have reasserted their loyalty to Canterbury
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
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