US groups urge anti-abortion activists to launch ‘alternative to abortion’ centres

Abortion referendum result prominent in US media outlets

Pope’s message on fake news ‘resonates’ in abortion debate

Catholic primate Eamon Martin lauds papal bulletin for World Communications Day

Irish-Americans on both sides join the campaign trail

Chris Slattery is heavily involved in the Catholic anti-abortion groups in the US; Kieran O’Reilly is part of a vibrant Repeal the Eighth community in New York

Miriam Lord: Dolores O’Riordan send-off not so much a funeral as an enfolding

She may have been globally famous, but in Limerick she was one of the O’Riordans

Catholic Church’s idea of gender equality may be too little, too late

Woman who feels calling to priesthood says daughter asks: ‘How can you follow such an institution?’

Plan for male-only deacons in Catholic diocese criticised by priests

Proposal is ‘insensitive, disrespectful of women and counter-productive’, says group

Farmer shot friend after drinking two pints of whiskey, court told

Man, who pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, said gun ‘just went off’

‘Upset’ all round as priest made principal of Ennis school

Bishop of Killaloe appointed St Flannan’s only priest to the post without advertising

New abbot installed at Glenstal Abbey in Co Limerick

Fr Brendan Coffey received archbishop’s blessing during Mass over the weekend

Nicola Kenny: A friend for 26 years, a mother for just one day

Funeral of woman killed in M8 crash told her memory will live on through her daughter

Biggest annual religious event in Ireland gets under way at Knock

One of largest mosaics in Europe at Knock basilica by artist PJ Lynch draws attention

Maynooth trustees to discuss crisis at national seminary

College mired in controversy after Archbishop’s remarks

Catholic bishops voice their support for Maynooth

Leading clerics back St Patrick’s College amid controversy

Two Catholic bishops retire, one new appointment made

Fr Fintan Monahan named Bishop of Killaloe as Martin Drennan, Seamus Freeman retire

Ministry of priests disciplined by Vatican to be discussed

Certain clerics suspended for perceived liberal views on issues such as women’s ordination

Fashion: how to dress the part

Three image-aware young actors pick their favourite look, then Deirdre McQuillan gets a top stylist to give them an alternative

Taoiseach gets ‘belt of crozier’ over online parish records

Archbishop wrote letter over National Library’s publication of details free online

Bishops urge their congregations to vote in referendums

‘Marriage as understood by the great religious traditions ... is that of man and woman’

Ireland World Cup pen pics

Get to know the players carrying Irish hopes down under in the 2015 Cricket World Cup

Meeting welcomes delay of male-only diaconate in Killaloe

Meeting of mainly women in Co Clare heard call for all to be accommodated

Bishop of Killaloe delays introduction of male-only diaconate

Women in diocese had been ‘hurt and very disappointed’

Divine Word missionaries severely criticised by child protection watchdog

National Board for Safeguarding Children expresses ‘great concern’ over congregation

‘Compassion’ of bishops in Killaloe noted by child watchdog

Bishop says it was ‘terrible thing’ abusive priest allowed to remain after complaints

Thousands of Irish in Vatican for canonisation of popes

Cardinal Seán Brady and former archbishop of Dublin Desmond Connell among concelebrants

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