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# Catholic Church

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Pope Francis says it's better to be an atheist than a 'hypocritical Catholic'
24 Feb 2017
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Former Archbishop of Dublin Desmond Connell dies aged 90
21 Feb 2017
18.1k
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'Loads of tender hugs' - Catholic Church releases gift tokens for Valentine's Day
10 Feb 2017
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'Shocking and indefensible': 1 in 14 priests in Australia accused of child abuse
6 Feb 2017
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160
Huge Finglas church to close its doors
3 Feb 2017
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'The Church is in a state of utter collapse': Irish priests at odds with Vatican speak out
29 Jan 2017
44.0k
129
Controversial Roman Catholic group Opus Dei names its new leader
24 Jan 2017
23.4k
43
'Unacceptable': Order of Malta not happy as Pope Francis launches inquiry
24 Dec 2016
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Catholic Church claims some unborn babies are 'spoken of as if they were as good as dead'
9 Dec 2016
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Missing Mexican priest found alive with "notable signs of torture"
14 Nov 2016
14.1k
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Italian priest claims deadly earthquakes are "divine punishment" for gay unions
5 Nov 2016
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Ex-Northern Ireland and Man United player Philip Mulryne one step closer to being ordained a priest
31 Oct 2016
33.7k
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'Samhain was an obvious time to commemorate the dead'
30 Oct 2016
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Poll: Do you agree with the Vatican's stance on scattering ashes?
26 Oct 2016
28.2k
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Parishioners in Canada are upset at this restored statue of the baby Jesus
21 Oct 2016
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'Perverse decision' - Cardinals not happy about plans for McDonald's to open in the Vatican
15 Oct 2016
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Gay married couple to return to church choir in Kildare after 'overwhelming' public support
9 Sep 2016
88.5k
374
Joyous scenes as Mother Teresa is now Saint Teresa of Kolkata
4 Sep 2016
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Tom Clonan: The Catholic Church can either reform itself after the Maynooth mess - or risk looking like a Fr Ted episode
Tom Clonan
26 Aug 2016
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'Maynooth seminary has to change, we are living in a different world'
25 Aug 2016
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Social media use at priest training college to be reviewed after 'gay culture' allegations
24 Aug 2016
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Unbaptised and bottom of the list - frustrated and worried parents speak out
2 Aug 2016
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Top Vatican cardinal being investigated by police over child abuse claims
28 Jul 2016
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Irish priest takes key investigative role in examining $9 million Argentinian political scandal
25 Jul 2016
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Judge tells religious order to hand over priests' files to abuse victim
12 Jul 2016
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US archbishop says divorced Catholics should avoid sex, live 'as brother and sister'
7 Jul 2016
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Pope Francis set to visit Ireland - reports
20 May 2016
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'Like most of my friends, I baptised my children so they could go to school': The anger of Ireland's non-religious parents
16 May 2016
59.6k
475
Catholic priest visited girl's family home after she made abuse allegation
4 May 2016
26.3k
98
Given up on Catholicism? Why you should tick 'no religion' on the census tomorrow
Donal O'Keeffe
23 Apr 2016
1.6k
394
Priest suspended after being charged with paying teenage boy for sex
26 Mar 2016
26.3k
Teacher fired after anonymous letter said she was unmarried and pregnant settles case
17 Mar 2016
56.3k
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Secular Schools Ireland to apply to run three new primary schools in Dublin
14 Mar 2016
21.0k
102
The Catholic Church still doesn't get the horror of child abuse
Donal O'Keeffe
29 Feb 2016
2.6k
336
A clerical child abuse survivor’s experience of the movie Spotlight
Mark Vincent Healy
27 Jan 2016
1.8k
207
What did God do before the world was made? The Pope has given an answer
22 Jan 2016
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356
Pope changes rule to allow women have their feet washed on Holy Thursday
22 Jan 2016
13.3k
78
The New York Times has put the spotlight on having to baptise a child to get them into school
22 Jan 2016
23.7k
195
Britain looks like getting a fixed date for Easter... but what are the chances of it happening here?
18 Jan 2016
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Spotlight movie shines light on Catholic Church abuses that are all too familiar
10 Jan 2016
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