Eighty years and a world away from its last staging in Ireland, the International Eucharistic Congress has returned to Dublin to the delight of devout Catholics and a marked indifference by the wider public.

The 50th International Eucharistic Congress gets underway in Dublin today.

If similar surveys were undertaken in other countries, the results would be pretty much the same, writes Fr Seán McDonagh

Pope Benedict XVI is unlikely to visit Ireland this summer, despite receiving an invitation to attend the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in June.

An Irish delegation has met Pope Benedict XVI today as part of preparations for the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC2012) taking place here this summer.

Pope Benedict XVI may give some indication of an intention to attend the upcoming International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin when he meets an Irish delegation today.

A decision to close the Irish embassy to the Vatican will not be revisited in the near future, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said, despite calls from his backbenchers to review it.

The Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said it is unlikely Pope Benedict XVI will attend this summer’s International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin because of the ongoing fallout of clerical sexual abuse scandals in Ireland.

PROPOSALS to revive the once-popular Spring Show in Dublin are under active consideration by the RDS.

ANY renewal of the structures of the Catholic Church in Ireland can only be achieved through a wider renewal of faith, the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin has warned.

IT’S AN ill wind doesn’t blow good for somebody.

Pope Benedict XVI could be set to visit Ireland next year to coincide with the International Eucharistic Congress being held in Dublin, according to reports.