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# Catholic Church

Just 8 convictions came from 325 allegations of abuse against priests and brothers

This comes as part of an investigation into how the Catholic church has dealt with child abuse.

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Sep 9th 2015, 9:05 PM

# year of mercy

What do you make of the Pope's advice to priests on abortion?

Pope Francis has called on priests to pardon women who have abortions, and the doctors who perform them

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Sep 1st 2015, 11:59 PM

# lack of choice

'Parents and teachers are scared': Why won't more schools give up their Catholic patronage?

Many have staunchly resisted calls to amalgamate or divest.

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Aug 9th 2015, 2:13 PM

# mass effect

#GrowingUpCatholic hilariously summed up everything about having to go to mass

WHAT were you going to say in confession?

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Jul 27th 2015, 10:48 AM

# Cloyne

Gardaí may have interviewed victim of paedophile priest as 'family favour'

A new GSOC report found that a statement might have been taken just to “appease the victim”.

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Jul 23rd 2015, 4:14 PM

# Catholicism Wow

There won't be enough priests for Ireland - but regular people will step in?

So says a bishop, anyway.

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Jul 22nd 2015, 6:01 AM

Voices

A year after my historic meeting with Pope Francis, progress in Rome has been achingly slow

During my audience with Pope Francis, I asked for support in providing services to survivors of clerical child sexual abuse and their families. I reissue that request to His Holiness one year on.

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Jul 7th 2015, 11:44 PM

# locked out

Local families locked out of community garden by parish

The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has been called to intervene.

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Jul 5th 2015, 7:30 AM

# mission to prey

"I am very pleased that RTE was able to believe me" - woman at centre of defamation action

Former archbishop Richard Burke, who said RTÉ wrongly called him a paedophile, has settled his case

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Jul 2nd 2015, 11:10 PM

# i do (not know)

Has the Catholic Church backtracked on its concerns over their role in weddings?

Read and decide for yourself.

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Jun 11th 2015, 11:44 AM

# in a house that ceased to be

People were overcome with emotion watching the Christina Noble documentary last night

The powerful documentary aired on RTÉ last night, giving an insight into Noble’s troubled past and her inspiring ability to turn it into something positive.

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Jun 9th 2015, 10:03 AM

# Last Week Tonight

'It's time, ma' - The marriage referendum gets the John Oliver treatment

And he doesn’t hold back on the Catholic Church.

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Jun 1st 2015, 1:23 PM

# in limbo

Couples may yet be barred from signing their marriage licences in church

The Catholic Church in Ireland hasn’t decided yet if priests would continue to solemnise marriages.

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Jun 1st 2015, 10:03 AM

# Allegations

Over 180 new clerical abuse allegations reported in past year

The allegations relate to physical, emotional and sexual abuse committed by members of the clergy between 1950 and 2006.

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May 28th 2015, 5:19 PM

# snowball effect

Ireland's Yes vote is already causing earthquakes in Europe's Catholic heart

Just over half of Italian voters would support same-sex marriage, but there’s not even civil unions yet.

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May 27th 2015, 12:00 PM

# Catholic Church

The Vatican's finance chief denies trying to bribe sexual abuse victim

The claim was made by a man who was abused from the age of 11.

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May 21st 2015, 6:14 PM

# canonised

Mother Teresa is being made a saint next year

A date has reportedly been set for September 2016.

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May 19th 2015, 9:39 PM

# no accord

'No' campaign slams funding cut for Catholic marriage-counselling service

The organisation, which received €1.9 million from Tusla last year, is to lose €378,000 of that funding in 2015.

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May 13th 2015, 10:00 PM

# god's plan

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin wants to make something clear: He's voting No

He says he doesn’t usually give his voting preference but is making an exception.

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May 6th 2015, 4:34 PM

Voices

If the Catholic church doesn't urgently signal a change in attitude, I fear for its future

Representative of the church must meaningfully alter responses toward women, LGBT people, and those in second relationships, writes Fr Tony Flannery.

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Apr 23rd 2015, 8:00 AM

Voices

Why do we still have this absurd Good Friday alcohol ban for everyone, regardless of religion?

It’s highly ironic that a supposedly modern, inclusive European democracy still prohibits the sale of alcohol on any day of the year.

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Apr 2nd 2015, 8:00 PM

# Melbourne

Church sorry priest said Jill Meagher would be alive if she'd had more faith

The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is introducing guidelines today to prevent similar comments being made in the future.

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Mar 30th 2015, 9:01 AM

Voices

IRA abuse claims show – once again – how the institution is always placed before the victim

There are parallels between Sinn Féin’s reaction to allegations by Paudie McGahon and Maíria Cahill and the Catholic Church’s pursuit of its own institutional safety.

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Mar 23rd 2015, 8:15 PM

# marriage ref

A religious 'conscience clause'. The church wants it but campaigners say ‘licence to discriminate’

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin wants lay people to have similar rights to churches.

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Mar 22nd 2015, 5:24 PM

# inclusion

Catholic Church tells Irish schools how they should treat non-Catholics

Atheist Ireland said the proposals do not respect the human rights of atheist or secular families.

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Mar 12th 2015, 1:52 PM

# Referendum

Bishop 'regrets any hurt caused' by saying gay couples with children are not parents

Meanwhile, a rewording of the question in Irish being put to the public the same-sex marriage referendum has been announced.

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Mar 10th 2015, 3:41 PM

# the accused

The Catholic Church is coming up with new rules for priests accused of sexual abuse

The decision has been welcomed by an organisation representing priests in Ireland, which said support is needed for those wrongly accused.

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Feb 20th 2015, 1:40 PM

# Educate Together

Four new primary schools will open in September, as Catholic Church loosens hold on education

It is part of a move to diversify the patronage of schools across the country.

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Feb 13th 2015, 2:20 PM

# ch-ch-ch-changes

This loved-up couple received a special Valentine's blessing today

Marriage is still an important institution in this country, according to new research released today, but attitudes to it are changing.

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Feb 10th 2015, 2:00 PM

# Catholic Church

Archbishop says he is 'seriously concerned' about latest reports into child protection

The Franciscan friars have apologised to survivors who were abused while under their care.

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Feb 10th 2015, 1:30 PM

# Dan Duane

Cork man ejected from priesthood over abuse claims has appeal rejected by Rome

Dan Duane made the appeal to the Catholic Church’s highest judicial authority.

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Jan 7th 2015, 3:25 PM

# Happy Christmas

Pope Francis accuses Vatican officials of power lust and gossip in Christmas speech

It was among 15 “ailments” the pontiff said top Church officials were suffering.

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Dec 22nd 2014, 9:50 PM

# Section 37

"Schools are not data-processing centres": Irish bishops want 'balance' in discrimination debate

Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin has promised to amend Section 37.

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Oct 30th 2014, 6:47 PM

# big bang theory

Pope backs evolution theory, says 'God doesn't have a magic wand'

The pontiff said that the Big Bang theory is not inconsistent with Catholic teachings.

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Oct 28th 2014, 8:11 PM

# Take a Break

Priest who won property dispute with former partner 'taking time away from Church'

Bishop John Fleming said the news came as a “shock” to him.

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Oct 19th 2014, 8:50 PM

# catholic teaching

The Vatican has suggested it's ready to welcome gay people... sort of

A document released by the Vatican today asks if it can welcome gay people “without compromising Catholic doctrine on the family and matrimony”.

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Oct 13th 2014, 10:57 PM

Voices

Opinion: Questions remain unanswered over the Tuam mother-and-baby home

To understand what happened, it is vital to hold inquests into the deaths of all those buried at the site of the former home.

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Oct 10th 2014, 12:04 PM

# talk to me

Archbishop wants the Catholic Church to "listen to married couples"

Diarmuid Martin says it’s time for “a new language” between the Church and couples.

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Oct 8th 2014, 12:23 PM

# Catholicism

Vatican looks to reform church's stance on 'living in sin', marriage, and divorce

Pope Francis suggested the Catholic Church must address the present gulf between what it currently says on these issues and what tens of millions of believers actually do.

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Oct 5th 2014, 2:21 PM

# Get Outta Here

Pope Francis fires bishop who promoted priest accused of sexual abuse

The bishop is the second the Pope has removed from office.

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Sep 26th 2014, 3:24 PM