A Catholic Bishop has warned that many parishes and dioceses in Ireland are still functioning in an unhelpful clericalist mode.

After the recent Irish referenda, may I suggest to the Catholic Church that they should have two referenda. The first should be to let priests marry, or at least to give up celibacy, whether they are straight or gay.

The Bishop of Cork and Ross has confirmed his intention to submit his letter of resignation to the Pope within two weeks.

The honeymoon of the amiable Argentinian may be over, as the recent synod showed the tensions that exist between conservatives and liberals within the Church, writes John Lloyd

Some people in the Catholic Church may be homophobic and using its teaching against gay people, the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin has admitted.

Irish Catholics seeking reform of their church are among 100 groups around the world who have jointly written to Pope Francis asking him to make major changes to the way the faith is governed.

Popes John XXIII and John Paul II will be declared saints at a ceremony on Apr 27 that might see two living popes honouring two dead ones.