# Church

This year

2023

Murder investigation underway into shooting of Irish bishop in Los Angeles

The shooting of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was from Glanmire in Cork, is being investigated as a murder, police said.

12.6k

Feb 20th 2023, 10:09 AM

# Valentine's Day

Irish couples blessed before the remains of St Valentine hear that marriage is 'like 3D glasses'

Bishop Nulty described the sacrament of marriage as “like 3D glasses”.

15.9k

Feb 13th 2023, 5:04 PM

# euston

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after drive-by shooting at London church

The 22-year-old man was arrested shortly before 4pm on Sunday.

8.8k

Jan 16th 2023, 10:07 AM

# Terrorism

Bombing at church in Democratic Republic of Congo kills ten

The country’s communications ministry blamed the attack on a terrorist group linked to ISIS.

6.2k

Jan 15th 2023, 6:49 PM

Last year

2022

# new years message

Irish church leaders voice 'great concern for the state of our fragile peace' on the island

They were speaking in a new year’s message for 2023 which will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

9.4k

Dec 30th 2022, 8:38 AM

# Catholic Church

Pope removes entire leadership of Vatican-based Caritas charity

This comes after outside experts highlighted management and procedural “deficiencies”.

22.5k

Nov 23rd 2022, 9:20 AM

# Catholic Church

11 French bishops accused of sexual violence, senior church group says

All of the accused will face either prosecution or church disciplinary procedures.

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Nov 7th 2022, 3:28 PM

# Service

Teenage victim named as Creeslough locals gathered for remembrance service

The service was attended by the Taoiseach and Tánaiste among other political figures.

65.4k

Oct 8th 2022, 9:09 PM

# Church

Pope Francis apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school abuses in Canada

The pontiff said the forced assimilation of native peoples into Christian society destroyed their cultures.

11.9k

Jul 25th 2022, 9:24 PM

# underutilised

Housing minister says 'scourge' of vacant sites across Ireland is underutilised

O’Brien said that he had written to the Archbishop of Dublin about buying unused church land.

16.0k

Jun 22nd 2022, 2:50 PM

# California

Doctor who died as he tackled gunman in church shooting is hailed a hero

Dr John Cheng was killed as he stopped a man shooting at worshippers in a Taiwanese church in California.

18.2k

May 17th 2022, 1:23 PM

# US

Suspected gunman tied up by churchgoers after fatal shooting in California

Four others were critically injured in the incident, authorities said.

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May 16th 2022, 7:52 AM

# Catholic Church

Ex-pope Benedict failed to act in four child abuse cases, report finds

The report analyses how abuse cases were dealt with in the archdiocese of Munich and Freising between 1945 and 2019.

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Updated

Jan 20th 2022, 3:32 PM

All time

# France

Suspect in Nantes cathedral fire held over Catholic priest death

Father Olivier Maire, 60, was killed in the town of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevre.

21.7k

Aug 9th 2021, 10:41 PM

# Legal Action

How legal threats and the Ryan Commission's legacy impacted Mother and Baby Home inquiry

The potential legal action of survivors – which has become a reality in several cases – was seemingly not given the same consideration as legal action from religious orders.

The potential legal action of survivors was seemingly not given the same consideration as legal action from religious orders, Órla Ryan writes

The Ryan Commission into child abuse continues to impact how we treat survivors of institutional abuse, a human rights lawyer has argued

There is mounting pressure for the commissioners to appear before the Oireachtas

17.0k

Jun 3rd 2021, 5:53 PM

# Church

IRFU confirms one-year contract extension for Cian Healy

‘My drive for success at both Leinster and Ireland is as strong as ever. I’m loving my rugby as much now as I did at the very start of my career.’

7.6k

Mar 5th 2021, 10:17 AM

# lent advice

'Take cold ashes from the fire grate': Varying approaches to Ash Wednesday in dioceses and parishes around Ireland

Some dioceses are handing out little packets of ashes that can be used at home.

26.3k

Feb 17th 2021, 8:30 AM

# Carrigtwohill

Man (50s) charged with theft of church donation box in Co Cork

The man was due to appear in court this morning.

16.2k

Jan 26th 2021, 11:16 AM

# Cardinal Vincent Nichols

UK Catholic Church leader says he won't resign over report into child sex abuse allegations

It found Cardinal Nichols “seemingly put the reputation of the church” above his duty to sex assault victims.

16.9k

Nov 10th 2020, 2:43 PM

# mass gatherings

Church leaders unite to recommend wearing of face coverings during worship

The leaders of the Catholic Church, Church of Ireland, Presbyterians and Methodists issued a statement today.

23.9k

Aug 19th 2020, 6:15 PM

# say a prayer

Archbishop criticises limit on numbers attending Mass while shops are 'brimming with people'

Churches and other places of worship will be reopened on 29 June.

40.9k

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Jun 20th 2020, 2:47 PM

# archbishop eamon martin

Calls for younger Catholic volunteers to help start Masses in churches again

Archbishop Eamon Martin said that the reopening of churches will happen “slowly and tentatively”.

35.1k

Jun 7th 2020, 1:09 PM

# Paris

Notre-Dame square reopens for first time since devastating fire

President Emmanuel Macron reiterated last month his goal of restoring Notre-Dame to its former glory by 2024.

20.4k

May 31st 2020, 4:35 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should churches and other places of worship be allowed to reopen now?

Government guidelines advise that places of worship should not reopen until 20 July.

42.1k

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May 29th 2020, 7:50 AM

# Coronavirus

Parishioners urged to check if their Sunday mass is being streamed online as Church adheres to ban on gatherings

Church leaders said that masses would be cancelled in response to the public health crisis caused by coronavirus.

23.4k

Mar 15th 2020, 7:00 AM

# Called Off

Bishops around the country have cancelled Mass for the coming three Sundays

Weddings, funerals and baptisms with fewer than 100 people will still go ahead.

46.4k

Mar 13th 2020, 4:58 PM

# standards

'If you messed up in lineouts there was a death stare. That's the worst'

Paul O’Connell has returned to Ireland camp this week.

10.7k

Feb 21st 2020, 6:00 AM

# Sexual Abuse

Two priests who sexually abused deaf children each sentenced to over 40 years in prison in Argentina

The victims were children and adolescents aged between four and 17.

22.2k

Nov 26th 2019, 11:15 AM

# Skills

'I wasn't happy with how my lungs were burning' - Healy motivated for Samoa

The 32-year-old loosehead is enjoying his time in Japan with Ireland.

13.6k

Oct 7th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Church

Coffee and sumo wrestling help Healy's World Cup preparations

The prop starts against Scotland on Sunday.

20.0k

Updated

Sep 20th 2019, 9:32 PM

# Church

Healy looks forward to 'next chapter in journey' as he signs new IRFU contract

The Leinster prop has agreed a new two-year national contract.

18.0k

May 21st 2019, 11:18 AM

# LGBT Rights

Mormon church to allow baptism for children of LGBT parents

The church added it wanted to “reduce the hate and contention so common today”.

10.5k

Apr 5th 2019, 2:27 PM

# Ricardo Ezzati

Pope accepts resignation of Chile cardinal over sex abuse cases

Ricardo Ezzati, archbishop of Santiago, is the highest-ranking Catholic official in Chile.

9.5k

Mar 23rd 2019, 5:52 PM

# cardinal barbarin

Pope rejects resignation of French cardinal convicted of sex abuse cover-up

France’s highest-ranking Catholic official failed to report sex abuse by a priest.

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Updated

Mar 19th 2019, 4:14 PM

# Recovered

Church thanks public for support after stolen head of 800-year-old mummy recovered by gardaí

Gardaí confirmed yesterday that they had recovered the head of the 800-year-old mummy.

13.4k

Mar 6th 2019, 12:09 PM

# Church

Australian Cardinal George Pell found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys

He has now become the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes.

11.1k

Feb 26th 2019, 7:08 AM

# Josepha Madigan

Culture minister: 'Glass ceilings are being broken in many sectors - so why not in the Church?'

The event had to be rescheduled after complaints made to the original venue because of the minister’s role in the Repeal campaign.

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Feb 12th 2019, 8:03 AM

# Church

'You're representing a lot of people when you play for Ireland and defeat hurts'

After a difficult week, Cian Healy is hungry to get Ireland back on track at Murrayfield.

8.7k

Feb 9th 2019, 9:00 AM

# Pope

Pope admits that priests and bishops sexually abused nuns

His admission followed a rare outcry last week from the Vatican’s women’s magazine over the sexual abuse of nuns.

28.7k

Feb 6th 2019, 3:30 PM

# Bull

'An absolute monster from day one' - Healy bounces back from the brink

The Ireland loosehead came close to retiring from rugby in 2015.

42.0k

Feb 2nd 2019, 10:00 AM