The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
Unspoken realities: The Great Famine eroded moral values in Ireland
Hunger and suffering drove attacks on food carts and murders for bags of meal
Catholic bishops criticised over Communion and Confirmation stance
Prelates accused by priests of ‘lining up with anti-vaxers’ and ignoring Covid-19 advice
Archbishop urges vulnerable faithful to ‘follow Mass online’
Diarmuid Martin advises avoiding risk and gathering in crowds beyond what is approved
We are a funeral people who can no longer have funerals
Robbed of obsequies for those we love adds an unconscionable burden
Coronavirus: Catholic priests under pressure to perform funeral Masses despite Covid-19
Significant numbers of Irish Catholic priests cocooned in their homes as they are over 70
Former pope Benedict ‘doing and saying things he opposed in the past’
‘Questions over whether he is completely in charge of his faculties’
Unclear whether Catholic Church has future in Ireland – priest
‘Once we mattered too much, now we’ve moved beyond antipathy into apathy’
What does Varadkar really think of priests?
Marriage equality and abortion votes carried only because of Catholic support
Growing speculation that Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will step down
Question remains if Rome will allow the Dublin Archbishop to go
Turbulent priest – the cult of a whiskey-loving clergyman from Co Mayo
Fr Joseph Foy was as much feared for his curses as he was sought for his blessings, which could assure favoured families they would never want for anything
Pope Francis and Irish Catholics think on same wavelength
Surveys show Irish faithful want participatory church the pope propounds
The faith of Ireland’s Catholics continues, despite all
What sort of country will Pope Francis encounter? One where Mass attendance – though falling – is still among the highest in Europe, where scandals have dented people’s faith in the church, but faith itself has not died
Pope should say sorry during visit, laity tells priests
Need to atone for Magdalene laundries and mother and baby homes, Tuam meeting hears
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