February 16th ‘ Worldwide Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of sexual abuse’

Cardinal and bishop were members of controversial Legionaries of Christ

Abuse survivor says she is frustrated with some officials in the Roman curia

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

Church should use wealth to keep abusers away from public – child protection advocate

Catholic Church and child sex abuse

Commission for protection of minors emphasises church’s duty to inform authorities

Florida’s Palm Beach diocese has murky past on clerical child sex abuse issue

Fr John Gallagher’s evidence led to abusive priest’s conviction

An Irish priest who has been serving in Florida since 2000 claims he has been ostracised by the church for reporting abuse-related activities of a fellow priest to local police.

Ceremony commemorates Last Supper before which Jesus washed feet of 12 apostles

Film bestows understated nobility on frustrating craft of investigative journalistm

Known locally as ‘Taj Miceál’, its landmark green dome towers over the city skyline

Abuse survivor invited to join Vatican Commission for the Protection of Minors last year

Move will see debated principle of ‘Bishop accountability’ written into canon law

Step to deal with bishops seen as significant achievement by new Commission

Robert Finn had been seen as an example of Vatican’s failure to address sex abuse

Protection Commission concerned about implications for future bishop appointments

Some see Pope Francis’s latest project for the poor as a gimmick and not of any value

Church’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to prioritise ‘bishop accountability’

Irish commission member has ‘very different’ view to Pope Francis on smacking children

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

Survivor claims under-reporting of abuse cases by church authorities in Ireland

Two Dublin clerical child abuse survivors met pontiff in Vatican this morning

Meeting will be first for pontiff

Vatican braces itself for further criticism of Catholic Church’s handling of clerical sex abuse

Marie Collins speaks in Rome after first meetings of new body

Sex abuse survivor Marie Collins among four women expected to contribute

Attack in city centre last year killed three people and injured 264

‘I just want to get in there and speak up for what I believe to be right. It’s an opportunity not to be missed,’ says abuse survivor

Advisory panel emerges from Council of Cardinals meeting in Rome

Opinion: Abortion is a complex and difficult issue and no stance warrants excommunication

Enda Kenny was the guest speaker at the college’s commencement ceremony today

Taoiseach to deliver commencement address in Boston College

Enda Kenny says dignity and strength shown following the bombings would ‘deal with the physical and emotional debris of the terror’

Senior US cleric to boycott event in Boston where Taoiseach is due to speak

Enda Kenny is due to speak at the Jesuit-run university on May 20th

Two men, dressed in dark clothes, and wearing baseball caps were described as “persons of interest" by investigators

Eight cardinals chosen to help pontiff govern church

Cardinal electors meeting at Sistine Chapel to hold four votes on Benedict’s successor