Neither Ireland’s Catholic Primate nor Pope Francis have ever denied Communion to anyone
Pontiff has been adamant bishops should avoid acting in a way ‘that is not pastoral’ and decline to ‘enter the political sphere’
Priest group condemns refusal of communion to Cork TD who supported repeal of Eighth Amendment
Bantry parish priest would not give Colm Burke communion and told him ‘you have been excommunicated’
John O’Mahony believed ‘rivalry was the heartbeat of the GAA’, funeral told
All-Ireland winning football manager remembered for his ‘fiercely competitive spirit’ and great love for his family
In a Word...Climate
Baby Polar Bear came home from school one day and asked his mother whether he was really a polar bear
Tommie Gorman funeral told there was nobody he could not connect with
Former RTÉ reporter was ‘without doubt, a great talker’ and ‘walked with great nobility among us’
Recommendations on assisted dying rejected outright by Catholic bishops
Proposals for assisted dying legislation undermine ‘fundamental principle of civilised society’, says pastoral letter
In a Word...Collective
For instance, why ‘a murder of crows’? It seems too harsh. Or ‘an unkindness of ravens’?
Incest, bestiality, genital mutilation and infanticide? Ban the Bible now!
The Bible is pornographic under the definition set out in a 2022 Utah law
Move to extradite man in his 80s to Ireland over alleged abuse at Spiritan school in Dublin
More than 150 people have contacted gardaí about sexual abuse at schools run by religious order
In a Word....Rejoice
Imagine the attention were Ireland to have a public holiday celebrating a fictional character
Tuesday’s fire at St Michan’s Church not the first time the Dublin site was vandalised
Archdeacon David Pierpoint says mummified bodies have been ‘destroyed’ and ‘damaged beyond repair’
Catholic Church child protection board received 252 abuse allegations
Great majority of allegations arose from incidents that took place in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
Joe Joyce: The quiet man who was a great journalist, funeral told
The author of 10 books and two plays ‘felt compelled to write’, his daughter recalled
In a Word...Ark
The rain may not have been continuous but when it happens it is relentless and disproportionate