Italy’s first report on Catholic clerical sex abuse finds more than 60 cases
Investigators into Catholic clerical sex abuse warn of ‘dark field’ beyond cases examined
Catholic Church
A new chapter begins for the Cistercian monks, but some things haven’t changed
Rite & Reason: The regime at Our Lady of Silence will be removed from the austerities of La Trappe. The rules on diet, work and silence itself have been greatly relaxed although the monastic day remains divided into work, study and prayer
A Tract for Our Times: A Retrospective on Joe Lee’s Ireland 1912–1985: Reappraisal of a historic classic
Nine contributors’ fresh engagement with Lee’s main themes is testament to the ongoing significance of his writing
Public relations pioneer Pat Heneghan dies following illness
Communications adviser played key roles in corporate battles, 1979 papal visit and electoral success of Fine Gael
Hope by Pope Francis review: Don’t believe the hype, this is another triumph of marketing over substance
Far from the autobiography it is described as, Francis uses recollections to reflect on current events
Derry nun takes step toward sainthood
Cause for beatification event will take place in Madrid for Clare Crockett (33), who died in an Ecuador earthquake in April 2016
Gay men can train as Catholic priests but must observe celibacy, say Italian bishops
Guidelines announced by bishops’ conference signify shift in views, but sexually active gay men will not be admitted to seminaries
Ireland’s most senior Catholic cleric criticises ‘merciless’ Israeli response to Hamas attacks
Archbishop Eamon Martin says he is ‘conscious’ such criticism attracts accusation of antisemitism but Israel’s actions are ‘disproportionate’
The Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year 2025 is a time of celebration, an expression of praise to God
Rite & Reason: Pope Francis situates the need for hope in the challenging world of ‘gloomy discouragement and ill-concealed cynicism’
Vatican Spies by Yvonnick Denoel: This could have provided John le Carré with enough material for a second career
This is a thoroughly researched book about espionage on and by the Vatican
On Christmas Day, what family and friends believe about Christ will be irrelevant
Rite & Reason: What makes Christmas religious is that regardless of their specific beliefs, people come together to celebrate the mystery and beauty of life
Where to now for our declining churches? Younger clergy reflect on a brighter future
Exciting times are ahead for Christian communities, based on joy, hope, energy and finding context and relevance in contemporary society
Bethlehem now ‘a Palestinian village subjected to intense intimidation, social starvation’, say church leaders
Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Michael Jackson says reaction to immigration in Ireland has been ‘physical and shameful’
Pope reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping, calling it ‘an evil that destroys social life’
Francis offers public dressing down of some of the sins in the workplace at the headquarters of the Catholic Church
New evidence for the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin
So far nobody has come up with a credible explanation of how the the relic might have been forged
Pope Francis says he escaped suicide bombing during visit to Iraq in 2021
Francis made the revelation in his upcoming autobiography, Spera (Hope), due to be published in January
What is Rome waiting for? The life of Irish woman Edel Quinn was a miracle
Rite & Reason: Cork woman born in 1907 has been declared Venerable by the Catholic Church - a step on the road to canonisation, but with no guarantees
‘Cork has lost a gem’: Warm tributes to woman fatally assaulted after leaving soup kitchen
Daughter of Vanessa O’Callaghan (36) tells funeral Mass that she cannot believe her mother ‘is gone’
Fintan O’Toole on his career: ‘You had to learn to live with the fact that some people despised you’
The Irish Times columnist has made a new documentary about his life for RTÉ. Here he looks back on a career that he began as the Michelangelo of Tipp-Ex
Abused by Br Paul Dunleavy: ‘The real damage was not just what happened physically, but the lessons I learned from it’
Brendan Dowling made a complaint to the Christian Brothers about abuse by one of their members long before criminal cases were taken
Churches carry huge crosses as they try to move on from mistakes of past
Rite & Reason: All Churches face huge challenges moving on from terrible abuses into an advancing secularism
Why is there a Christian monopoly on chaplaincy in Irish institutions?
Rite & Reason: Iron grip that Christian denominations have over chaplaincy in Ireland cannot continue
Our school admissions system is broken. Many parents are in for a rude awakening
Families who expected a straightforward enrolment process are grappling with the harsh reality of Ireland’s oversubscribed schools
Here’s why churches across Ireland will turn red next Wednesday
Rite & Reason: One in seven Christians in the world faces persecution or extreme discrimination because of their faith
‘Is that your wife? You should be ashamed’: a charity collector’s anti-immigrant hate in south Dublin
A man, oblivious to the world, and so at war with the living, screamed and heckled a couple and their daughter
Priest numbers in Dublin to fall 70 per cent in 20 years, report predicts
Only two priests have been ordained in capital’s archdiocese since 2020, with none so far this year
How multicultural Ireland is contributing to a growth in the Presbyterian Church
Maynooth Community Church is among those bucking the trend of decline in church membership, boosting its congregation with people of faith from overseas
I know how to behave in a church and I ticked the box for ‘Roman Catholic’ on the census. But I am not a Catholic
Rite & Reason: Going to church, attending Mass or engaging with the Catholic Church in any meaningful way has always felt, to me, like acting
Men are suffering a crisis of meaning. And some are finding answers in orthodox religion
While being young and female is still no picnic, young men are struggling in multiple ways
Sr Stan: ‘People thought there weren’t women homeless, because they were invisible’
At 85, the long-time social campaigner says there’s no such thing as a typical homeless person: ‘every one of them is different, all have their own story, their own background’
Maïa Dunphy: ‘I’m a contradiction when it comes to religion, but I don’t think I’m alone’
Faith used to be a set menu with very limited choices. Perhaps to survive, and to give people what they need, it needs to become a buffet
Catholic Church needs clear rules on victim compensation, Vatican’s commission finds
Vatican commission stresses ‘the importance of compensation for victims/survivors, as a concrete commitment to their healing journey’
Catholic bishops call on TDs to reject proposals on assisted dying in Wednesday’s Dáil vote
Proposals recommend allowing assisted dying in restricted circumstances
Sexual abuse of children by priests was known ‘at all levels’ in Catholic Church, says Archbishop of Dublin
There was ‘no effort made to deal with perpetrators’ Dermot Farrell tells US Catholic TV network
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