Church leaders ‘sorry’ for not doing more for peace in Northern Ireland
Event goes ahead without heads of state of either Ireland or United Kingdom
Breda O’Brien: Armagh kerfuffle highlights church leaders’ work for reconciliation
President’s refusal to attend NI service may have focused more attention on work for reconciliation carried out by the Church Leaders’ Group
Invitation wording could have been changed to allay Higgins’s concern, church leaders say
Invitations to ‘controversial’ NI centenary event in Armagh to be sent today
Anglo-Irish relations not damaged by President’s decision, says Taoiseach
Martin says the decision on whether to attend service was President’s to make
President’s refusal of Armagh invitation ‘unexpected’, say Church leaders
Attendance of Higgins at event would have been ‘very special’ – Archbishop Martin
DUP queries whether President is ‘snubbing’ North centenary events
Peter Weir writes to Michael D Higgins over decision not to attend church service
Church leaders differ over North’s centenary but commit to common future
Centenary ‘opens up opportunities for greater understanding’, says joint statement
Brexit: Ireland’s major churches appeal to UK and EU for clarity
Leaders welcome commitments to protect the Belfast Agreement
Irish church leaders invite all to home-based prayer on Sunday
No public holy week or Easter ceremonies in cathedrals or churches due to coronavirus
Funeral held of pioneering Irish Romanian Orthodox priest Fr Godfrey O’Donnell
A Jesuit who left the Catholic priesthood to marry, he was then drawn to Orthodoxy
Churches urge faithful to exert pressure on politicians over housing
‘The State built 8,500 social houses in 1975, but was able to build only 750 two years ago’
Religious leaders urge NI parties to restore Assembly
Joint statement describes ‘growing sense of despair in our politics’
Church leaders call for restoration of Stormont to stop abortion
Joint statement urges NI secretary to reconvene Assembly before October deadline
Being religious is now a countercultural identity
Christianity is no bulwark against new tribal identities dominating discourse
Church leaders urge end to sense of ‘despair’ at Stormont impasse
Coveney says latest political talks positive but much ‘heavy lifting to do’ in weeks ahead
Church leaders meet Tánaiste to discuss concerns over Stormont impasse
Deadlock ‘affecting community life, public services and cross-Border co-operation’
Ecumenism must be advocacy and action not mere unity
Christian religions coming together must be agents of God’s compassion
Christian leaders silent on the issue of abortion in New Year’s message
Joint message describes homelessness as ‘tragic symptom of a broken system’
Churches must be more vocal in speaking about EU successes
At the heart of the European Union must be a vision beyond ‘prosperity’ for some
Church leaders unite to urge Stormont politicians to end impasse
Men say there is a pressing need to end the political deadlock ‘in the interests of all in our society’
Don’t blame Christians for the Stephen Fry ‘blasphemy’ nonsense
The fuss over actor’s comments exposed the cultural gap between the concerns of real, actual religious people and the conversation about religion in Ireland
Church leaders urge protection of peace process gains
Charlie Flanagan and James Brokenshire continue talks with Northern Ireland parties
Homelessness ‘an affront to human dignity’, Catholic bishops say
People sleeping on streets contrary to social teaching of Church and should be ‘eradicated forever’
Brexit: Catholic Bishop warns against ‘Leave’ vote in referendum
Union’s ‘vision for Europe’s peoples’ is its saving grace, Noel Treanor says
Do not glorify ‘tragic’ past in Centenary events, says Martin
Commemorations in 2016 to mark Rising and Battle of the Somme ‘must bolster peace’
Political instability in North erasing hope, say church leaders
Clerics urge Stormont politicians to be aware of ‘shared responsibilty for common good’
Pope Francis accepts Cardinal Seán Brady’s resignation
Primate led through ‘most turbulent period since the Penal Laws’
Tributes paid to Cardinal Seán Brady
Cleric described as a ‘humble pastor of deep faith’ who ‘worked tirelessly to achieve peace in Ireland’
Sermon on the mount reveals deep insecurities
Opinion: Ireland is highly unusual in still having a constitutional prohibition on blasphemy
Dead of first World War and Clontarf remembered at ceremony in Dublin
Three faiths, including five Christian denominations, led prayers
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