Catholic Church is beginning to see life after Covid-19
Attendences at Mass are back up again, say priests, but congregations are still anxious
Archbishop urges vulnerable faithful to ‘follow Mass online’
Diarmuid Martin advises avoiding risk and gathering in crowds beyond what is approved
Bishops should direct that all Christmas Masses be online, says priest
‘The best and safest option’ to avoid overcrowding and turning people away
Bishop guidelines include use of face coverings to distribute Communion
Sunday Mass obligation remains dispensed with under new Catholic Church guidelines
Catholic priests warn against any rush to reopen churches
Bishops are meeting this week to finalise plans
Priest fears Irish Catholic Church ‘largely irrelevant’ to most people
Institution likened to an old car that has gone off the road and ‘sunk into a bog and is stuck’
Clerics defend Fr Oliver O’Reilly after Quinn complains to Vatican
Priestly brotherhood backs Fr O’Reilly in sermon row after assault on Kevin Lunney
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?’
Catholic woman bishop on Irish vocations recruitment drive
‘Our bishops have absolutely no authority apart from ordaining’
Plan for male-only deacons in Catholic diocese criticised by priests
Proposal is ‘insensitive, disrespectful of women and counter-productive’, says group
Limerick priest challenges authorities over role of women in church
A woman ‘can give more meaning to the Eucharist than any male celibate’
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