Wednesday 22 May, 2013
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But he said “despite the difficulties of the Church in Ireland there are also so many signs of hope”.
The choosing of a new pope has brought a positive feeling about the Roman Catholic Church and a sense of new beginnings, says Patricia McNally, who explains why her faith is so important to her.
About 120 people have attended a demonstration calling for fair treatment for the Redemptorist priest.
Fr Tony Flannery said that though some people say if he doesn’t accept the rules he should go, it is “not the image of the Church” that he grew up in.
Many Catholics in the country were shocked by the Pope’s recent call to “fight” gay marriage.
Breaking via The Mire wire: Kerry priest tells children there is no God; Government pledge to help homeowners become homeless; Craig Doyle = why?
Mick Mulderrig says the story that a priest cursed the counties footballers over 60 years ago ‘is a load of crap’ and Mayo can seal the Sam Maguire this weekend.
The priest said he went to the rally as it was a priest’s duty to be in the area.
The Cork town where Con and Elber Twomey lived is in “deep shock” after the accident, the parish priest has said.
Monsignor William Lynn is the first U.S. church official convicted of a crime for how he handled sex-abuse accusations.
Fr Stan Brennan has founded several projects over the years dealing with issues such as education, drug and alcohol abuse, child care and domestic abuse.
More than 20,000 people have already booked tickets for events during the Eucharistic Congress next month – but with 80,000 expected to attend the final mass, organisers expect last-minute ticket sales.
The eight married men will be able to celebrate marriages, preach the homily and preside at funerals, but won’t progress to being ordained as priests.
Fr Martin McVeigh has requested a leave of absence after inappropriate images were shown to parents of a First Communion class.
Investigators in Belgium say they are nearing the end of a two-year probe into whether church officials protected child abusers at the expense of their victims
The Carlow priest was attacked by three raiders in his Carlow home late on Tuesday evening.
A Catholic priest who is honorary president of the International Association of Exorcists has said that the devil “acts in a crafty and covert manner” in Harry Potter.
A high-ranking Vatican official also told priests that Twitter is an effective way to spread the word of God.
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The Howth Parish Church in north Dublin said that it had been a mistake that the mass – requested by a parishioner – had gone into the church’s newsletter.
Parishioners were informed yesterday evening that an allegation had been made against their priest.
Tony Walsh, who has already served jail time for sexually abusing children, has been found guilty of abusing three boys in the 1970s and 1908s.
A HUNGARDIAN PRIEST has developed an unusual method of spreading the good news.
Fr Lendavi, 45, was filmed preaching to a crowd of teenagers while working his skateboarding skills. He told the Telegraph, “There are many ways skateboarding can help bring people closer to God.”
The priest said that three teens had begun regularly attending mass after meeting him and his skateboard.
The video has received over 470,000 hits since it was posted two weeks ago:
AN 82-YEAR-OLD priest accused of sexually assaulting a boy in 1968 has been granted bail by a Galway court, RTÉ reports. The priest is charged with assaulting the then-15-year-old boy at separate locations. Gardaà said a book of evidence is being prepared, and the judge ordered the priest to surrender his passport.
A NEW STUDY has claimed that the number of deaths caused by smoking in the home could be comparable to the number of road deaths recorded in Ireland.
According to the NUI Galway-led research, the concentration of particulate pollution in the homes of smokers (who smoke indoors) is six-times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for general outdoor air quality, 10 times the allowable level for healthy breathing in homes and up to 17 times greater than levels actually found outdoors.
Smoking at home causes greater levels of air pollutants than using solid fuels such as coal, wood, peat and gas, says Dr Marie Coggins.
Since the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland, many people have found it easier to stop people smoking in their own homes. So, in today’s poll we ask: Do you allow smoking in your home?
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