The Papal Nuncio says the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin marked a turning point for the Catholic Church in Ireland.

THE publication of the investigation into the diocese of Cloyne demonstrates once again that the Holy See, whose diplomatic relations with Ireland have been in place for 82 years, obstinately refuses to provide substantive information and support to a State commission of inquiry into the clerical sex abuse of children.

The President of Burundi, Domitien Ndayizeye, is assuring the Irish Government that progress has been made in identifying a number of people believed to be involved in the murder of Archbishop Michael Courtney.