Trevor Gribben

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The assembly decided same-sex couples could no longer be full members of the church, nor could their children be baptised. Photograph: Pacemaker
Presbyterian ministers ‘hurt’ by hard line on same-sex couples

A total of 232 Presbyterian ministers and elders have acknowledged “the profound sense of hurt, dismay and anger” felt in the church following decisio(...)

Members of the Together for Yes Campaign call for abortion reform in Northern Ireland. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Republic's secularisation brings Protestant and Catholic churches closer

The Republic of Ireland is apparently heading for hell and Northern Protestants have no intention of being dragged down that primrose path, according (...)

Ursula Halligan of the We Are Church Ireland group which has started a petition calling on the pope to change Vatican theological language “that is gravely insulting to LGBTQI people”. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Presbyterian Church says same-sex couples can no longer be full members

Same-sex couples can no longer be full members of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland nor can their children be baptised, the church’s general assembly(...)

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has agreed its moderator should meet Pope Francis during his two-day visit here in August. Photograph: Alessandro Di Meo/EPA
Presbyterian Church leader allowed to meet pope in Ireland

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has agreed its moderator should meet Pope Francis when he visits Ireland in August, while it has also loosened ties(...)

Archbishop Eamon Martin: “We have elevated the right to personal choice above the fundamental right to life itself”
Church leaders dismayed at vote to lift restrictions on abortion

Ireland has “obliterated” the right to life of the unborn, and now stands on the brink of bringing in a liberal abortion regime, the Catholic primate (...)

The Presbyterian Church is in favour of retaining the Eighth Amendment. Photograph: Frank Miller / THE IRISH TIMES
Presbyterian Church urges ‘No’ vote in abortion referendum

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has called for retention of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, which recognises the equal right to life of m(...)

Pope Francis speaks with Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin before the Wednesday general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters
An important visit

Confirmation this week that Pope Francis will attend the World Meeting of Families in Dublin next August is welcome news, in particular for the almost(...)

All Presbyterian marriage ceremonies in Ireland must now include a statement that such a union can only be between a man and a woman. File photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Presbyterian marriage ceremonies must renounce same-sex unions

All Presbyterian marriage ceremonies in Ireland must now include a statement that such a union can only be between a man and a woman. This decision (...)