The Irish Times

Catholic Church’s record on clerical child sexual abuse censured

Senior clerics found to have downplayed or dismissed allegations in damaging reports

Tue Nov 10 2020 - 17:37

Who was L’Arche founder Jean Vanier?

L’Arche, which helps people with intellectual disabilities, has four communities in Ireland

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 01:00

Irish universities ‘lost Newman’s dream’, Archbishop of Dublin says

Colleges ‘shun any real place for religion in their culture’, Diarmuid Martin says

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 18:48

Irish nun given prestigious honour for six decades of teaching

Sr Berchmans awarded Benedict Medal for her education efforts in Pakistan

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 22:17

Speakers at World Meeting of Families include 13 cardinals

Others taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHugh

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 05:29

Cardinal Keith O’Brien ‘asked for forgiveness’, funeral told

Controversial cleric, who admitted sexual misconduct, had life of ‘lights and darknesses’

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 20:18

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor dies aged 85

Cleric with Irish roots was formerly leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales

Fri Sept 01 2017 - 17:03

Catholic leader apologises for church’s role in forced adoptions

Eamon Martin expresses regret over treatment of mothers ahead of ITV documentary

Mon Nov 07 2016 - 14:54

Boris Johnson criticises Barack Obama for urging Britain to stay in EU

Mayor of London calls US view ‘hypocritical’ ahead of president’s visit later this month

Sat Apr 16 2016 - 01:00

Breda O’Brien: British bombing of Syria does not meet test for a ‘just war’

Can you really say that air strikes on fighters dispersed among a civilian population fulfil the criteria of proportionate force and protection of civilians?

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 01:19

Priest who left ministry to marry replaced by married priest

Disaffected Anglican Fr Stephen Day joins Catholic Church with wife and children

Mon Dec 22 2014 - 19:40

Mary McAleese appointed professor at UK university

Former president to lecture in Irish studies at St Mary’s University, London

Mon Dec 15 2014 - 10:41

Marginalised Catholics ‘very hopeful’ about papacy of Francis

They see him ‘returning to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council’

Tue Dec 09 2014 - 00:01

‘Not what we talk about mostly,’ bishop says of sex in marriage

Much of synod discussion on family looks at problems encountered by couples

Tue Oct 07 2014 - 15:32

Majority of 19 new cardinals from outside Europe

Non-European bias appears to have worked against Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin

Sun Jan 12 2014 - 13:36