# catholic-church - Saturday 24 December, 2016
# Condom Row
# Condom Row
The order’s grand chancellor was dismissed recently, amid reports of a policy row over the use of condoms.
# catholic-church - Friday 9 December, 2016
# Viability
# Viability
The claim was made in a submission to the Citizens’ Assembly.
# catholic-church - Monday 14 November, 2016
# Violent Crime
# Violent Crime
Two priests have been killed in recent months in the eastern state of Veracruz.
# catholic-church - Saturday 5 November, 2016
# Vengeful God
# Vengeful God
The Vatican has rebuked the controversial Father Giovanni Cavalcoli for his comments.
# catholic-church - Monday 31 October, 2016
# The Calling
From The42
# The Calling
The 38-year-old was ordained as a deacon this weekend.
# catholic-church - Sunday 30 October, 2016
# History Of Halloween
# History Of Halloween
A historian talks us through some Halloween traditions, from preparing the house for spirits to trick or treating.
# catholic-church - Wednesday 26 October, 2016
# Your Say
# Your Say
The Catholic Church has said ashes should not be scattered or kept at home.
# catholic-church - Friday 21 October, 2016
# Christ Almighty
# Christ Almighty
“I wasn’t trained for this in the seminary,” the local priest said.
# catholic-church - Saturday 15 October, 2016
The new McVatican comes with a side order of outrage.
# catholic-church - Friday 9 September, 2016
# Mass Protests
# Mass Protests
A local Catholic activist had objected to their presence.
# catholic-church - Sunday 4 September, 2016
# Praise The Lord
# Praise The Lord
The nun was canonised today in front of about 100,000 pilgrims.
# catholic-church - Friday 26 August, 2016
# Opinion
# Opinion
Change is hard in big organisations – but the Catholic Church ’s approach to the problems in Maynooth have been less than encouraging.
# catholic-church - Thursday 25 August, 2016
# Priest Training
# Priest Training
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said “radical change” is needed within the Catholic Church .
# catholic-church - Wednesday 24 August, 2016
# Maynooth
# Maynooth
The procedures for handing whistleblowers will also be looked at.
# catholic-church - Tuesday 2 August, 2016
# Enrolment Policies
# Enrolment Policies
‘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?’
# catholic-church - Thursday 28 July, 2016
# Investigations
# Investigations
Police in Australia said they are investigating Cardinal George Pell.
# catholic-church - Monday 25 July, 2016
# Over The Wall
# Over The Wall
A former government minister was caught throwing bags of cash over the wall of a convent.
# catholic-church - Tuesday 12 July, 2016
# Abuse
# Abuse
Mark Vincent Healy is taking a legal case against the Holy Ghost Fathers.
# catholic-church - Thursday 7 July, 2016
# Abstain
# Abstain
Archbishop Charles Chaput issued a new set of pastoral guidelines for clergy and other leaders of the archdiocese.
# catholic-church - Friday 20 May, 2016
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
It is thought that the visit will take place in 2018 during the World Meeting of the Families in Dublin.
# catholic-church - Monday 16 May, 2016
# Opting Out
# Opting Out
Documents released to TheJournal.ie under freedom of information show the anger of Ireland’s non-religious parents.
# catholic-church - Wednesday 4 May, 2016
# Abuse
# Abuse
The latest tranche of child protection reviews found 288 allegations were made against the Catholic Church .
# catholic-church - Saturday 23 April, 2016
# Opinion
# Opinion
Religion is all of our business when over 90% of state-funded schools remain in church hands, writes Donal O’Keeffe.
# catholic-church - Saturday 26 March, 2016
# Milan
# Milan
The teen had been a cocaine addict.
# catholic-church - Thursday 17 March, 2016
# Catholic School
# Catholic School
The school said she breached her contract by going against the religious and moral teachings of the church.
# catholic-church - Monday 14 March, 2016
# Patronage
# Patronage
Some 96% of primary schools are under religious control.
# catholic-church - Monday 29 February, 2016
# Opinion
# Opinion
The Church – to quote the brilliant film “Spotlight” – thinks in centuries, writes Donal O’Keeffe.
# catholic-church - Wednesday 27 January, 2016
# Abuse Survivors
# Abuse Survivors
“Spotlight is largely about journalists and journalism…”
# catholic-church - Friday 22 January, 2016
# Almighty Question
# Almighty Question
It’s part of a children’s book the Pontiff has written.
# Easter Tradition
# Easter Tradition
Shortly after he was elected, Francis raised conservative eyebrows by performing the rite on men and women, Catholics and Muslims.
# catholic-church - Monday 18 January, 2016
# Set In Stone
# Set In Stone
Could we be set for Easter Sunday to happen at the same time of year each year?
# catholic-church - Sunday 10 January, 2016
# Child Abuse
# Child Abuse
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.
# Column
# Column
The Catholic Church has a record of abuse, twisted morality and regressive politics, writes Julien Mercille.
# catholic-church - Saturday 2 January, 2016
# Coping International
# Coping International
Coping International has received commitments from the Catholic hierarchy around the world over the past year.
# Catholic Church
# Catholic Church
The Primate of Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin said it was being overstated that this occurred regularly.
# catholic-church - Monday 28 December, 2015
# Child Abuse
# Child Abuse
The report was released in May 2009.
# catholic-church - Wednesday 2 December, 2015
# Child Abuse
# Child Abuse
The latest tranche of child protection reviews examines allegations against 20 orders.
# catholic-church - Friday 6 November, 2015
# Catholic Church
# Catholic Church
Archbishop Eamon Martin said he has dealt with three or four situations in the last year.
# catholic-church - Thursday 5 November, 2015
# Walk For Eva
# Walk For Eva
The case generated headlines when it came to light earlier this year.