# Religion

All time

# Jeffrey Fowle

American jailed over 'Bible left in nightclub bathroom' freed from North Korea

However, two Americans remain in hard labour camps in the country.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 7:25 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

# No Go

Bishops reject Pope's plans for opening doors to gays and divorcees

The move is a blow to Pope Francis.

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Oct 19th 2014, 7:26 AM

Voices

Opinion: A holy war? Examining the relationship between religion and violence

Is a clash of ideologies tearing apart the fabric of world order?

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Oct 17th 2014, 7:30 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

# New Direction

Reporter quits BBC to devote her life to religion

Martina Purdy has been a political correspondent with BBC NI for 15 years.

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Oct 10th 2014, 4:53 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

Voices

Column: In El Salvador, a total ban on abortion has led to death and decades of imprisonment

In El Salvador, one of only nine countries in the world that has a total ban on abortion, suicide accounts for 57% of all deaths of pregnant girls aged under 19.

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Oct 6th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Blasphemy

Removal of the Dáil prayer would be "out of step with modern practice"

Independent TD Mattie McGrath has defended the practice after criticism from Deputy Clare Daly that it is “offensive”.

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Oct 3rd 2014, 5:55 PM

# No offence

It's official: We'll have a referendum to remove blasphemy from the Constitution

The last known conviction for blasphemy was in 1855.

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Oct 2nd 2014, 12:30 PM

# homeless ireland

On the Frontline: Meet the people who help the homeless

We speak to the people who work on the frontline of homelessness.

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Sep 30th 2014, 7:20 AM

# 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

Voices

Opinion: Employees can still be discriminated against over their sexuality – this must end

The private lives of teachers and health workers should never be used against them, writes Senator Ivana Bacik.

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Sep 26th 2014, 8:00 AM

# no records

Mohammed is the most popular baby name in Israel - but the state doesn't count Arabic names

Names favoured by Arabs, who make up 20% of the population, are not counted in official stats.

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Sep 24th 2014, 6:02 PM

# Albania

Pope Francis: Religion can never justify violence

He said that Albania was an “inspiring example” of religious harmony.

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Sep 21st 2014, 7:15 PM

# hell no

A US teen was arrested for simulating oral sex with a statue of Jesus

He posted photos of the act on Facebook. *facepalm*

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Sep 14th 2014, 2:00 PM

# minority report

What is it like to be an atheist in Ireland?

Is it different from any other faith? We found out.

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Aug 31st 2014, 8:30 PM

# Men of the cloth

14 men began their training for the priesthood this weekend

The number is down on last year, but roughly equivalent to previous years.

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Aug 25th 2014, 6:35 PM

# Clerical Abuse

Brady resignation "too late" for abuse survivor

Brendan Boland says that Sean Brady was “weak”.

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Aug 17th 2014, 2:33 PM

# just whelmed

The bad guy from 10 Things I Hate About You has started his own New Age religion

Well, he says it’s a religion.

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Aug 17th 2014, 12:00 PM

# hey pilgrim

Thousands arriving in Knock today for annual Catholic pilgrimage

Knock Knock, who’s there? 150,000 people…

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Aug 14th 2014, 7:30 AM

# minority report

What is it like to be a Jehovah's Witness in Ireland?

Is it different from any other faith? We found out.

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Jul 27th 2014, 6:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: Ring them bells! Why Ireland should never get rid of the Angelus

Twice a day, we should all stop and listen to those bells. Let them serve as a reminder of what happens when we outsource our thinking to anyone else.

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Jul 23rd 2014, 12:57 PM

# Equality

Born-again Christian council worker wins €70,000 in discrimination case

The man was told by the council he could not talk about his religion with his colleagues or members of the public after a number of complaints.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 8:53 AM

# Question of Faith

What is it like to be a Mormon in Ireland?

Is it different from any other faith? We found out.

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Jul 20th 2014, 6:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: I became the first male survivor of Irish clerical sexual abuse to meet Pope Francis

It was such an important and historic moment for Irish survivors, where the Pope was left in no doubt about the human and spiritual cost that clerical child sexual abuse causes.

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Jul 17th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Finland

'I will stay married': Transsexual woman defiant after court ruling

The European Court of Human Rights said her human rights had not been violated.

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Jul 16th 2014, 7:48 PM

# Investigation

Number of maternity homes a difficulty for mother and baby inquiry

The Commission have been asked to include a wide range of institutions within their scope of their inquiry.

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Jul 16th 2014, 4:32 PM

# top ranks

Church of England votes to allow women become bishops

The General Synod approved the historic measure at its meeting in York in northern England today.

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Jul 14th 2014, 5:58 PM

Voices

Opinion: Discrimination against the non-religious is being allowed to continue

An amendment to the Employment Equality Act will prevent religious-run hospitals and schools from dismissing employees for being a lone parent, a divorcee, or LGBT – but not for being an atheist.

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Jul 10th 2014, 8:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: It may seem heartless, but we shouldn't fund an inquiry into religious-run homes

I shudder to imagine what those mothers and their beautiful babies went through. But we need to ask the difficult question: is this the correct use of funds that children living today so badly need?

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Jul 8th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Don't Be Cross

Don't ban crosses from schools, put other religious artefacts with them

That is the recommendation of the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector.

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Jul 2nd 2014, 12:34 PM

Voices

Opinion: Adoption, illegitimate children and ‘the bogey of proselytism’ in Catholic Ireland

The history of Ireland’s legal adoption battle is fraught with examples of church-state collusion, even after 1952 when legislation for it was finally enacted in Ireland.

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Jun 29th 2014, 8:30 AM