The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
An Italian journalist falsely reported the death of the author on Twitter
Retired pontiff expresses ‘pain’ over cases during his time as Munich archbishop, but does not admit wrongdoing
Network wants investigation to ‘determine global extent of cover-ups of clerical abuse’
Investigators link four cases in clerical sexual abuse report to former pope
Former pope Benedict denies links with abusing priests, flagged by Munich law firm
The former pope excoriated Irish bishops for their handling of abuse allegations
Retired pontiff apologises over evidence to inquiry into abuse in Munich archdiocese
The evidence that the institutional culture of church cover-up, so vividly recorded in Ireland’s own inquiries into clerical abuse, goes right to the top is shocking but perhaps not surprising
Liam O’Flaherty led the armed four-day occupation 100 years ago this week
Pope attacks investigators for ‘remarkable level of bias’ while claiming ‘vague memory’
Investigators dismiss as ‘not credible’ Benedict’s claims he did not attend key meeting
Pope heard testimony from migrants who have faced prejudice and rejection
Pope to be briefed by Cypriot president on ending the division of the island
Breda O'Brien: Pope's presumption of bad faith on part of those who attend the Mass is worrying
A trial before the Vatican’s criminal tribunal begins this month, those charged include four former Vatican officials and Cardinal Angelo Becciu
First two marriages of Britain’s first Catholic prime minister not seen as valid by Church
Already under attack from the Catholic right, Pope Francis has now also alienated staunch supporters among Church liberals
Interview: ‘My worst day came early on, when I met the parents of a victim. That shattered me’
Austen Ivereigh has produced an unusual collaboration with Pope Francis
Senior clerics found to have downplayed or dismissed allegations in damaging reports
Idea church cannot live with gay civil unions is unacceptable, Archbishop of Dublin says
Questions arise over origins of shock endorsement of civil unions for gay people
Traditional church teaching considers homosexual acts ‘intrinsically disordered’
Pope Francis hopes deaths may not be ‘tragedy from which we learn nothing’
Fund recipient St Vincent de Paul Society appoints Rose McGowan as president
Organisers ask Taoiseach to allow 500 attend, as was case before restrictions extended
The lord mayor of Cork’s feat of endurance and the drawn-out circumstances of his death magnified the cause of Irish independence in the international arena
Move could jeopardise potential plan by Pope Francis to change rules in Amazon
Ex-pontiff’s new book seen as appeal to Francis amid pressure to change rules on marriage
Mexico-based Legionaries of Christ has a chapter in Leopardstown, Co Dublin
Review: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce go full throttle in a sanitised version of the truth
A male-only priesthood was described by Mary McAleese as ‘codology dressed up as theology’
Fr Bernárd Lynch best known for his work with Aids victims in New York and London
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices