The beginning of the fall of the Catholic Church in Ireland
Bishop Eamonn Casey’s life and career came apart 30 years ago today
New Vatican document ‘very disappointing’, says campaigner
Marie Collins says caveats ‘litter’ Catholic Church’s changes to penal code
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin praised for ‘courage, tenacity and compassion’
‘We owe him a lot’: Political leaders, religious figures and abuse survivors pay tribute
Removal of ‘pontifical secret’ in clerical sex abuse trials a step forward for justice
Move brings balance of rights to victim and allows sharing of files with civil authorities
Publication of Murphy report 10 years ago gave ‘confidence’ to abuse survivors
Landmark inquiry ‘changed attitude to clerical abuse’
‘All optics, no substance’: Survivors react to Vatican abuse summit
Clerical sexual abuse survivors say change must come from outside Catholic Church
Action needed from key Vatican meeting on child abuse
Bishops must formally commit to implementing zero tolerance of offenders
Church response to modern abuse scandals ‘same as 30 years ago’
Marie Collins claims lessons of abuse in Ireland not being used to change policy elsewhere
Growing speculation that Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will step down
Question remains if Rome will allow the Dublin Archbishop to go
Clerical abuse complaints surged ahead of papal visit in summer
Archbishop tells conference focus on abuse prompted survivors to come forward
Breda O’Brien: Francis needs to answer the questions and fire bishops who cover up abuse
Ordinary Catholics are angry and in near despair due to the worldwide failure of the institutional Church to institute transparent mechanisms of accountability for the cover-up of abuse of children by clergy
Inside the extraordinary meeting between Pope Francis and abuse survivors
‘It was robust’ – eight survivors of clerical abuse met the pope at papal nuncio’s home
Bishop hopes child protection becomes ‘integral part of Church life’
Leo O’Reilly’s view differs from that of Pope Francis on issue of accountability tribunal
Pope tells survivors that those who cover up abuse are ‘caca’
Pontiff used the Spanish word in a meeting with survivors of clerical sex abuse
Taoiseach tells Pope Francis there must be zero tolerance for those who abuse
Varadkar refers to ‘people kept in dark corners, behind closed doors’ whose cries for help went unheard
Papal visit to Ireland: protest over clerical child sexual abuse
Former resident at Nazareth House calls on pope to do something for the survivors
Pope Francis is expected to draw crowds of more than 600,000
Pontiff has no plans to announce measures to address clerical abuse during Ireland visit
Is it too late to save the Catholic Church’s soul?
To paraphrase the grim Pennsylvania report: can the shepherds stop preying on the flock?
Vatican could learn from Irish Catholic Church about child protection
Developments in child safeguarding over the past 10 years in Ireland have been effective
Widespread disappointment over letter from Pope Francis on abuse issue
‘Tired of meaningless apologies and expressions of solidarity’ that do not involve action
Irish clerical abuse survivors lambast Pope Francis’ letter
Groups say Pope needs to acknowledge Vatican’s role in cover up and promise action
Vatican child protection chair Cardinal O’Malley cancels attendance WMoF
Second US Cardinal due in Dublin criticised in report for concealment of clergy abuse
Pope must admit Vatican disregard for abused on Irish visit
Saying sorry it happened, sorry you were hurt, does not cut it any more
Breda O’Brien: Church must embrace accountability on sex abuse
Church and aid bodies wield corruptible power over vulnerable adults and youth
Pope must address clerical abuse during Ireland visit, survivor says
Pope ‘needs to commit to doing something to stop this cancer,’ says Marie Collins
Speakers at World Meeting of Families include 13 cardinals
Others taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHugh
Chilean bishops’ resignations alone not justice, says Collins
Irish abuse survivor says clerics should face disciplinary process over alleged cover-up
Chilean abuse survivors to visit Vatican as guests of Pope Francis
Dubliner Marie Collins played major role in pope’s admission of error in disbelieving victims
Pope’s decision on child sex-abuse commission members criticised
Marie Collins fears working groups set up to address care of survivors may be scrapped
Pope accused of being ‘deliberately deceptive’ over Chilean abuse case
February 16th ‘ Worldwide Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of sexual abuse’
Breda O’Brien: Pope Francis must prioritise child safety
Pontif espouses ‘zero tolerance’ policy on abusers, but little has changed on the ground
Marie Collins challenges assertions by top Vatican cardinal
Protection of minors: Cardinal says did not understand Collins’s talk of lack of co-operation
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