Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive
A report presenting the results of the Commission’s work has been released. It rules out admitting women to…
A 34-year secret shrouded in shame paved the way to teach children about the horrors of our past – The Irish Times
Madeleine Bridget Walsh was 17 years old in the spring of 1960, when she discovered she was pregnant.…
Donegal nun ‘anguished’ by kidnappings at Nigerian school run by her congregation – The Journal
Donegal nun ‘anguished’ by kidnappings at Nigerian school run by her congregation The Journal 50 children kidnapped from a…
Enoch Burke comes out of hiding and goes to Wilson’s Hospital School
latest | Gardaí say they have no update on ongoing operation to arrest him Enoch Burke posts video from…
Dublin’s Catholic Archdiocese faces financial woes as priests age and Mass numbers decline – The Irish Times
Dublin’s Catholic Archdiocese, the biggest in the country, says its cash reserves will be exhausted by 2041 and…
Dublin finally has a Catholic cathedral – but why has it taken the church so long?
Move by Pope Leo is centuries in the making and offers insight into city’s complex history St Mary’s…
Pope Leo designates St Mary’s Pro Cathedral as Dublin’s first Catholic cathedral in centuries
During a mass today said by Archbishop Dermot Farrell, the decree of Pope Leo XVI presented the congregation.…
The new parishioners filling Dublin pews – The Irish Times
Alice Quinza, a student from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, had just attended Sunday evening Mass at…
May McGee’s achievement meant couples could have healthy sexual relationships without fear – The Irish Times
It was a Father Ted moment. I asked in my local south Dublin pharmacy for a contraceptive item…
Meet Br Richard Hendrick, the Facebook friar who wrote a thesis on Tolkien
Brother Richard Hendrick became a global sensation during lockdown after publishing a poem about the pandemic Brother Richard…
Death announced of Mary ‘May’ McGee who won historic Supreme Court contraception case – The Irish Times
Mary ‘May’ McGee, whose 1973 Supreme Court case taken alongside her husband Seamus ‘Shay’ and which effectively overturned…
Galway priest warns people to choose words carefully when offering condolences on suicide
Priest. Stock Image. A priest in the west of Ireland has appealed to people to stop posting comments…