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# Catholic Church

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# Court Case
Cardinal Pell returns to Australia to face abuse charges
The former Sydney and Melbourne archbishop has always maintained his innocence.
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Jul 10th 2017, 7:59 AM
# church versus state
South Dublin council attempting to rezone school grounds so Catholic Church can't sell them
The decision could affect 95 schools in the district.
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Jul 5th 2017, 6:00 AM
# Solidarity
Galway Christian church leaders line up to condemn mosque attack
In a joint statement, representatives of the Catholic, Church of Ireland, Methodist and Presbyterian and Quaker churches condemned the attack.
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Jun 7th 2017, 10:06 PM
# Baltimore
Netflix's The Keepers highlights harrowing sexual abuse in a 1960s US Catholic school
The documentary investigates the murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik in 1969.
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Jun 4th 2017, 9:30 PM
# Distraction
Philippine authorities ban hanging rosary beads off car dashboards
“With these religious images, drivers feel they are safer, that there is divine intervention and they are being guided and protected.”
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May 28th 2017, 8:45 AM
# Italy
Mafia clan and Catholic group busted in migrant scandal
The Arena clan, a family belonging to a powerful crime syndicate, allegedly syphoned off money from the state destined for migrants.
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May 15th 2017, 7:45 PM
# George Lemaitre
Vatican celebrates big bang theory to dispel 'science conflict'
The head of the Vatican Observatory said people can believe in both God and the big bang theory.
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May 9th 2017, 2:38 PM
# peter boylan
'I’m sorry it’s come to this but I did try to warn you' - Texts between hospital bosses as row deepens
Dr Peter Boylan has refused to resign from the NMH board.
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Apr 25th 2017, 10:15 AM
# Sisters of Charity
Bishop says new maternity hospital should obey rules of Catholic Church
Health Minister Simon Harris has insisted the hospital will be independently run.
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Apr 23rd 2017, 2:29 PM
Voices
Opinion: 'The government won't remove the Church from its authority over social services until we demand it'
It will take legal challenges on the grounds of gender discrimination to fully remove the Catholic Church from publicly-funded services, writes Colleen Hennessy.
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Apr 20th 2017, 6:30 AM
# it's a date
Vatican confirms Pope Francis to visit Ireland, almost 40 years after John Paul II
The Taoiseach announced the trip in November.
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Mar 30th 2017, 5:03 PM
# Magdalene Laundries
'They’d put me in a room with nothing to eat and no windows. Then they would cut my hair to the bone'
A survivor returned this week to the Magdalene Laundry where she had been forced to spend her youth.
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Mar 20th 2017, 6:10 AM
# India
Two nuns and priest arrested over cover up of baby born to girl allegedly raped by another priest
The teenage girl told investigators that the Catholic priest raped her at a church-run school last year.
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Mar 17th 2017, 10:42 AM
# homily
Eamonn Casey 'did much good' but revelations about son were 'profoundly upsetting for Church'
President Michael D Higgins was among the mourners at the funeral today.
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Mar 16th 2017, 3:00 PM
# Catholic Church
President Higgins leads wealth of tributes to 'pioneering' bishop Eamonn Casey
Casey died today after a long illness.
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Mar 13th 2017, 10:06 PM
# Casey
Controversial bishop Eamonn Casey has died aged 89
He resigned as Bishop of Galway in 1992.
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Mar 13th 2017, 5:05 PM
# money due
Pressure mounts on Church to 'pay up' on sexual abuse redress as Taoiseach says 'get on with it'
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the Church needs to reflect on the commitment it made in 2002.
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Mar 13th 2017, 12:55 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should the State take over hospitals owned by the Catholic Church?
There have been calls for the hospitals to be handed over, amid criticism in relation to compensation owed to abuse victims.
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Mar 13th 2017, 8:37 AM
# Ryan Report
Religious groups still owe €1.3 billion for institutional child abuse
Education minister Richard Bruton slammed the religious groups in a strongly-worded statement.
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Mar 9th 2017, 2:14 PM
# tuam babies
Catholic bishop: 'We hang our heads in shame' over Tuam mass grave
Bishop Brendan Leahy was challenged by a woman at today’s Citizens’ Assembly.
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Mar 5th 2017, 5:48 PM
# mark of respect
Public asked to lay flowers at graves of Magdalene women today
Over 1,600 women are buried in cemeteries around the country, many of whom are in unmarked graves.
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Mar 5th 2017, 7:40 AM
# Collection Plate
The Vatican has cut its deficit by over €13 million
The financial disclosure for 2016 is expected in July.
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Mar 4th 2017, 4:47 PM
# resistant to change
Abuse survivor Marie Collins resigns from Vatican commission
Collins said that some members of the Vatican hierarchy were unwilling to make changes.
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Mar 1st 2017, 1:31 PM
# Catholic Church
Archbishop Martin says Connell 'was the one who finally began to realise the extent of the abuse'
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin referenced the Cardinal’s response to abuse allegations at his funeral today.
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Feb 24th 2017, 12:05 PM
# hypocrites
Pope Francis says it's better to be an atheist than a 'hypocritical Catholic'
The pontiff said it is not good enough to merely go to Mass.
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Feb 24th 2017, 7:12 AM
# Catholic Church
Former Archbishop of Dublin Desmond Connell dies aged 90
He died after a long illness.
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Feb 21st 2017, 9:14 AM
# ah bless
'Loads of tender hugs' - Catholic Church releases gift tokens for Valentine's Day
Free gift tokens that can be be exchanged in return for favours are now available in cathedrals across the country.
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Feb 10th 2017, 6:15 AM
# historic cases
'Shocking and indefensible': 1 in 14 priests in Australia accused of child abuse
The St John of God Brothers had 40% of its members accused of abuse.
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Feb 6th 2017, 7:30 AM
# falling attendance
Huge Finglas church to close its doors
The Church of the Annunciation will be demolished to make way for a much smaller church.
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Feb 3rd 2017, 9:48 AM
# Catholic Church
'The Church is in a state of utter collapse': Irish priests at odds with Vatican speak out
Fr Tony Flannery and Fr Sean McDonagh have sharply criticised how the Vatican treats clergy and, in particular, women.
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Jan 29th 2017, 3:23 PM
# the vatican
Controversial Roman Catholic group Opus Dei names its new leader
Fernando Ocariz will be the fourth chief of the organisation.
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Jan 24th 2017, 1:56 PM
# condom row
'Unacceptable': Order of Malta not happy as Pope Francis launches inquiry
The order’s grand chancellor was dismissed recently, amid reports of a policy row over the use of condoms.
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Dec 24th 2016, 4:40 PM
# viability
Catholic Church claims some unborn babies are 'spoken of as if they were as good as dead'
The claim was made in a submission to the Citizens’ Assembly.
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Dec 9th 2016, 8:03 PM
# Violent Crime
Missing Mexican priest found alive with "notable signs of torture"
Two priests have been killed in recent months in the eastern state of Veracruz.
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Nov 14th 2016, 2:45 PM
# vengeful god
Italian priest claims deadly earthquakes are "divine punishment" for gay unions
The Vatican has rebuked the controversial Father Giovanni Cavalcoli for his comments.
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Nov 5th 2016, 7:02 PM
# the calling
Ex-Northern Ireland and Man United player Philip Mulryne one step closer to being ordained a priest
The 38-year-old was ordained as a deacon this weekend.
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Oct 31st 2016, 7:52 PM
# history of halloween
'Samhain was an obvious time to commemorate the dead'
A historian talks us through some Halloween traditions, from preparing the house for spirits to trick or treating.
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Oct 30th 2016, 10:00 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you agree with the Vatican's stance on scattering ashes?
The Catholic Church has said ashes should not be scattered or kept at home.
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Oct 26th 2016, 10:09 AM
# Christ Almighty
Parishioners in Canada are upset at this restored statue of the baby Jesus
“I wasn’t trained for this in the seminary,” the local priest said.
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Oct 21st 2016, 10:44 AM
'Perverse decision' - Cardinals not happy about plans for McDonald's to open in the Vatican
The new McVatican comes with a side order of outrage.
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Oct 15th 2016, 12:45 PM
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