Karen Murray visited the island which is the smallest country in EU.

The Roman Catholic bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan has described the Taoiseach’s comments in the Dáil on Wednesday when he compared Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin to a secretly sinning priest, as “very hurtful.”

The Mother and Baby Home Commission of Investigation may be seeking evidence for the allegation that unmarried motherhood was considered akin to a criminal act.

Voluntary euthanasia has become legal in an Australian state, more than 20 years after the country repealed the world's first mercy-killing law for the terminally ill.

At least 21 people have died and 30 injured in a collision between a bus and truck in the southeastern Mexican state of Veracrus yesterday.

Good historians and archaeologists don’t sit on their laurels.

Brides and grooms are waiting longer and longer to get married, with new data from the Central Statistics Office showing the average age of those getting married reached a record high last year.

Widespread public shock followed the recent release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report that identified more than 1,000 child victims of clergy sexual abuse.

I am not saying the Catholic Church can solve the housing crisis, but it should show leadership, writes Victoria White

Who is in charge of the Catholic Church? asks Alison O’Connor. 

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An Australian archbishop who was the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world to be charged with covering up child sex abuse was convicted on Tuesday and faces a potential two years in prison.

Tommy Barker on a good village-grounded home with a Papal address and heavenly setting in east Cork.

Flip-flopping is a tool of the trade in the politician’s kitbag, and it’s one that in popular democracies has a long history.

What should concern Pope Francis much more is that so many Irish Catholics are turning away from Christianity, writes Victoria White

A Roman Catholic has lost his discrimination action against a local authority that refused to stage a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the deaths of Christians murdered by IS.

Liam Cosgrave was humble but played a key role in politics and will be remembered as doing the State exemplary service, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

An organisation that represents the children of priests has said the Vatican will have to directly address the issue after it emerged Pope Francis’s committee of advisers on protecting children is already looking at the rights of children fathered by Roman Catholic priests.

A new support network has been launched to support children of Roman Catholic priests.

The Rubberbandits have accused members of the Catholic Church of orchestrating a campaign against them over comments made on the Late Late Show.

How healthy is it to use our national school system to preserve the cohesion of a faith community, asks Victoria White.

Church leaders have come together to condemn the attack last Monday on a Galway mosque.

There are 63,400 practising Muslims living in Ireland and approximately 50 mosques and prayer centres within the State, with five Muslim clergymen or qualified imams.

The Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin has spoken of a “new reality” of fewer priests, the questionable viability of some churches, and the need for a “radical reappraisal” of parish communities.

On the basic issues of property and profiteering, it seems the Sisters are doing some good, writes Gerard Howlin. 

Some victims of historic child sex abuse were “forgotten by the law”, according to an analysis of more than 50 high court and supreme court decisions relating to a range of cases.

When Minister for Health Noel Browne attempted to introduce free medical care for expectant mothers and children under 16 he was left alone to face the full might of the Catholic church, writes Ryle Dwyer.

The son of an advisor to the Kennedy family is reported to be the next American ambassador to Ireland.

A Roman Catholic priest in England has denied accusations of fraud and abusing a position of trust after £90,000 allegedly went missing from a parish church.

Pupils could be denied a place at Catholic secondary schools unless they can prove they were baptised, under plans being considered by a Scottish local authority.

On April 14, A. Leary of Sutton, Dublin wrote that it was an ordeal explaining our history to foreigners.

Witnessing a row of women weeping openly at the Western Wall, Deirdre Reynolds couldn’t help but wish she had some of their faith on a trip the Holy Land.

A Filipino devotee has been nailed to the cross for the 30th time in an Easter ritual — and offered his sacrifice for peace in Belgium and other countries targeted by Islamic extremists.

Attending a pre-marriage course is a must if you’re walking down a church aisle, but what

Rory O’Dwyer reflects on what was the most significant State commemoration of the 1916 Rising up to now — and considers its impact on the Ireland of the time.

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford, Alphonsus Cullinan, wants the State to continue to enforce his church ideals by retaining the ban on pub opening on the day generally known as Good Friday (Letters, January 25).

The migrant crisis engulfing Europe poses a big challenge to its values and traditions, but the continent should be able to integrate newcomers without undermining the safety of its citizens, Pope Francis said.