CLERICAL abuse survivors reacted with dismay last night as it emerged that two bishops criticised forneglecting victims are to be allowed retain their positions in the Church.

Cardinal Sean Brady today led a delegation of prominent clergymen to Israel.

Irish Bishops today called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to pressure leaders of the G8, the world’s richest countries, to meet commitments they have already given on aid and debt relief.

Two thousand Catholics from Ireland are among an estimated one million young people taking part in the World Youth Day pilgrimage in Germany today.

The Government’s failure to honour its commitment on overseas aid is “deeply disappointing”, the newly formed Irish Commission for Justice and Social Affairs said today.