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Thursday 22 October 2020
The Church of the Annunciation will be demolished to make way for a much smaller church.
Fr Tony Flannery and Fr Sean McDonagh have sharply criticised how the Vatican treats clergy and, in particular, women.
Fernando Ocariz will be the fourth chief of the organisation.
The order’s grand chancellor was dismissed recently, amid reports of a policy row over the use of condoms.
The claim was made in a submission to the Citizens’ Assembly.
Two priests have been killed in recent months in the eastern state of Veracruz.
The Vatican has rebuked the controversial Father Giovanni Cavalcoli for his comments.
The 38-year-old was ordained as a deacon this weekend.
A historian talks us through some Halloween traditions, from preparing the house for spirits to trick or treating.
The Catholic Church has said ashes should not be scattered or kept at home.
“I wasn’t trained for this in the seminary,” the local priest said.
The new McVatican comes with a side order of outrage.
A local Catholic activist had objected to their presence.
The nun was canonised today in front of about 100,000 pilgrims.
Change is hard in big organisations – but the Catholic Church’s approach to the problems in Maynooth have been less than encouraging.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said “radical change” is needed within the Catholic Church.
The procedures for handing whistleblowers will also be looked at.
‘Baptise your child just to get into a school or don’t baptise but then fear your child may be ostracised from their class group?’
Police in Australia said they are investigating Cardinal George Pell.
A former government minister was caught throwing bags of cash over the wall of a convent.
Mark Vincent Healy is taking a legal case against the Holy Ghost Fathers.
Archbishop Charles Chaput issued a new set of pastoral guidelines for clergy and other leaders of the archdiocese.
It is thought that the visit will take place in 2018 during the World Meeting of the Families in Dublin.
Documents released to TheJournal.ie under freedom of information show the anger of Ireland’s non-religious parents.
The latest tranche of child protection reviews found 288 allegations were made against the Catholic Church.
Religion is all of our business when over 90% of state-funded schools remain in church hands, writes Donal O’Keeffe.
The teen had been a cocaine addict.
The school said she breached her contract by going against the religious and moral teachings of the church.
Some 96% of primary schools are under religious control.
The Church – to quote the brilliant film “Spotlight” – thinks in centuries, writes Donal O’Keeffe.
“Spotlight is largely about journalists and journalism…”
It’s part of a children’s book the Pontiff has written.
Shortly after he was elected, Francis raised conservative eyebrows by performing the rite on men and women, Catholics and Muslims.
We’ve made the front page.
Could we be set for Easter Sunday to happen at the same time of year each year?
The new Hollywood movie focuses on the Pulitzer Prize winning investigation carried out by The Boston Globe into the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child-molesting priests.
The Catholic Church has a record of abuse, twisted morality and regressive politics, writes Julien Mercille.
Coping International has received commitments from the Catholic hierarchy around the world over the past year.
The Primate of Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin said it was being overstated that this occurred regularly.
The report was released in May 2009.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
With restrictions now in place, we want to know: Do you plan to exercise more over the next six weeks?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
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