Irish priest appointed to senior Vatican role investigating abuse
Msgr John Kennedy will examine clerical child abuse allegations after shake-up
Msgr John Kennedy will examine clerical child abuse allegations after shake-up
Retired pontiff expresses ‘pain’ over cases during his time as Munich archbishop, but does not admit wrongdoing
Investigators link four cases in clerical sexual abuse report to former pope
The former pope excoriated Irish bishops for their handling of abuse allegations
Retired pontiff apologises over evidence to inquiry into abuse in Munich archdiocese
The evidence that the institutional culture of church cover-up, so vividly recorded in Ireland’s own inquiries into clerical abuse, goes right to the top is shocking but perhaps not surprising
Investigators dismiss as ‘not credible’ Benedict’s claims he did not attend key meeting
Already under attack from the Catholic right, Pope Francis has now also alienated staunch supporters among Church liberals
Questions arise over origins of shock endorsement of civil unions for gay people
Review: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce go full throttle in a sanitised version of the truth
A male-only priesthood was described by Mary McAleese as ‘codology dressed up as theology’
Priests’ group says it appears ‘men are more worthy than women’ in eye of offical church
Concrete measures called for by Pope Francis amount to a paltry result
Murphy report said it was ‘likely that he has abused hundreds of children’
The Vatican must eradicate its cover-up culture
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
Church has pattern of withholding relevant documents from Irish State abuse inquiries
Bishops clear on protecting unborn but why not those alive who are LGBTI+?
Communion host must contain some gluten, even if only a trace amount
Msgr John Kennedy joined CDF in 2003 under then cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
Patsy McGarry looks at the career of the former Archbishop of Dublin
Background: First complaint about priest came two days after he took up his first role
John McNeill: September 2nd, 1925 - September 22nd, 2015
This pope called on every Catholic parish and religious community in Europe to take in a migrant family each
Pope Emeritus anxious to stem speculation he could become problem for successor
Holy See officials had figures when before UN panel this week but did not cite them
An Irish priest who has come out to many friends and colleagues says that he is ‘happy in his life’ and that the Catholic Church’s teaching on sexuality needs to change
Customers told this was ‘a senior management decision’
The election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio surprised Vatican watchers. Why did the cardinals choose him, and what will this unshowy Argentinian do for the Catholic Church?
First vote black smoke has conclave go into a second day
Racing competes with the conclave as four-day betting festival begins
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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