The Irish Times

Catholic Church is beginning to see life after Covid-19

Attendences at Mass are back up again, say priests, but congregations are still anxious

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 01:00

Every individual must help resolve climate problems – Catholic Primate

‘Each one of us must accept our personal and collective need to change’, Archbishop says

Sun Nov 07 2021 - 11:58

Nine men took first step towards priesthood in Ireland this autumn

Introductory programme of exploration now established first stage of pursuing vocation

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 15:14

Might Covid and 2020 mark a final rupture in history of Irish Catholicism?

Devotion has become fixated on Sunday Mass – but will many return to church when curbs fully lift?

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 01:00

Canon law means you can check out but you can never leave Catholic Church

Marriages in ‘non-Catholic churches, beaches, before Elvis impersonators’ considered invalid

Mon May 31 2021 - 20:02

Catholic Archbishop-elect of Dublin prepares for major reorganisation

Dermot Farrell assures change will follow consultation with priests and parishioners

Sat Jan 02 2021 - 01:00

Successor to Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin announced

Bishop of Ossory Dermot Farrell had been president at St Patrick’s College Maynooth

Tue Dec 29 2020 - 14:43

Incoming Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell faces daunting job

Current Bishop of Ossory will oversee archdiocese in which half of priests are over 70

Tue Dec 29 2020 - 11:57

Why would voting Biden not fall in line with Catholic teaching?

If Amy Coney Barrett is acceptable to Catholic bishops, Joe Biden should be too

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 01:40

A bit of heresy now and then does the Catholic Church no harm

Allowing God to do what God does best: write straight with crooked lines

Tue Feb 25 2020 - 01:00

New ‘toxic’ language of racism emerging in Ireland, cleric warns

Fr Michael Mullaney says hostility being stoked towards the ‘other’ in public discourse

Thu Dec 19 2019 - 23:00

Archbishop of Dublin’s criticisms of Maynooth ‘hard to hear’

Senior figures at St Patrick’s College say Diarmuid Martin ‘not someone you can ignore’

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 01:00

Lay Catholics could soon be officiating at baptisms, weddings and funerals

Celibate gay men welcome in priesthood say senior Irish church figures

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 00:59

A 'capacity for joy'... How do you make a good priest?

True apostles of the Church must be compassionate, warm and joyful, not cold and authoritarian

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 01:00

Further drop in seminarians entering St Patrick’s College, Maynooth

There are just two seminaries left to train diocesan priests for Ireland: the seminary at Maynooth and the Irish College in Rome

Fri Oct 05 2018 - 19:18

How ‘Humanae Vitae’ crushed the hopes of millions of Catholics

Fifty years ago encyclical laid down terms of church’s ban on artifical contraception

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 05:00

A long journey: The first Spiritan priest to be ordained in Ireland since 2001

Three new priests are being ordained in Ireland this week, in an era of dwindling vocations

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 06:00

Death of Fr Ronan Drury, editor of the ‘Furrow’

Priest ‘re-energised by the promise and possibilities of Vatican II’ dies at 93

Fri Nov 17 2017 - 21:45

Ireland ‘remains more God-fearing’ than Britain, says theologian

Fr Vincent Twomey says recent research shows ‘practical atheism’ has become norm in UK

Mon Nov 06 2017 - 18:49

Maynooth seminary to be overhauled after turbulent period

Seminary and Pontifical University at St Patrick’s College to be separated

Fri Jun 16 2017 - 20:51

St Patrick’s College president appointed to Irish College in Paris

Maynooth seminary was subject of controversy around alleged ‘gay subculture’

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 19:48

Cycle series: A pleasant trip back in time

This Co Kildare route takes in historic houses, the real home of Guinness and charming rest stops

Sat May 27 2017 - 06:00

No Mass to take place in Limerick diocese next Tuesday

Fall-off in Catholic priesthood vocations leads to unprecedented situation

Fri Apr 21 2017 - 18:54

St Patrick’s College in Maynooth seeks new president

Facility advertises for priest of ‘good standing’ aged over 35 to replace Msgr Hugh Connolly

Thu Dec 15 2016 - 21:41

Why does the Irish Catholic Church need two large, traditional seminaries?

Financial burden of Maynooth and Rome’s Irish College on church in Ireland too great

Tue Aug 23 2016 - 15:31

Maynooth trustees to discuss crisis at national seminary

College mired in controversy after Archbishop’s remarks

Tue Aug 09 2016 - 01:00

Maynooth seminary 'a place of psychological abuse'

Three former seminarians share their experiences at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth over the past decade. They describe an atmosphere of ‘psychological abuse’, a flawed complaints process, and ‘a lot’ of sexual activity

Sat Aug 06 2016 - 06:00

Atmosphere at Maynooth ‘poisonous’, says seminarian

‘Culture of fear not compatible with seminary life,’ says St Patrick’s College president

Sat Aug 06 2016 - 01:00

Catholic bishops voice their support for Maynooth

Leading clerics back St Patrick’s College amid controversy

Thu Aug 04 2016 - 10:04

No solid evidence of ‘gay subculture’ at St Patrick’s College

Maynooth seminary statement follows claim that some at college had used gay dating app

Tue Aug 02 2016 - 20:48

Anniversary of St Columbanus marked at Maynooth

Three honorary doctorates in philosophy awarded at St Patrick’s College

Mon Nov 30 2015 - 21:35

Rite & Reason: The Republic is now a warm place for Protestants

Senior politicians kowtowing to the Catholic hierarchy today ‘utterly unthinkable’

Tue Oct 13 2015 - 04:38

Climate change: Cost of doing nothing ‘huge for Ireland’

Climate justice conference told that State ‘sheltering behind intransigent countries’

Tue Jun 23 2015 - 18:50

Climate action on fuels needed, says Mary Robinson

Former president says planet on track to be 4 degrees warmer than pre-industrial levels

Mon Jun 22 2015 - 22:31