Bishop of Kilmore Leo O'Reilly has today questioned the length of time given to the Constitutional Convention to consider same-sex marriage.

A statement issued by the Catholic bishops in response to Savita Halappanavar’s death is to be distributed at Masses this weekend.

As a former member of Fianna Fáil, I was interested to observe the reaction of its leadership and grassroots members in the wake of the Mahon Report.

IN THE first sign of a reaction by the Vatican to the Cloyne report, its press officer has claimed the Holy See never instructed Irish bishops to withhold information on abuse cases.

SENATOR Joe O’Toole has demanded that the Minister for Foreign Affairs send a cable of protest to Cardinal Brady in Armagh.

A GENUINE exercise in humility and reflection? Or a cynical attempt to buy some valuable time to allow the clamours for his resignation to die down?

CURA has finally apologised to three women who were expelled from the Catholic pregnancy counselling agency after raising concerns about a leaflet containing details of agencies providing abortion information.

The Irish Catholic Bishops Conference has said that it would be morally wrong to cast a vote in the citizenship referendum that would weaken existing fundamental rights under the Constitution.