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# catholic-church - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
One allegation of abuse within Catholic Church in 2012
The annual report of the National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) said two allegations of abuse have taken place since the turn of the millennium.
# catholic-church - Monday 20 May, 2013
Catholic Church in Australia admits it has been slow to act on sex abuse
Australia is holding a government inquiry into how child sex abuse was handled, amid claims that about 620 children were abused by the Catholic Church since the 1930s.
Body of Padre Pio to be put on permanent display
A shrine in Italy will put the body of the popular saint on display for the millions of pilgrims who visit the site every year.
# catholic-church - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
Irish priest being sued for alleged rape in USA Exclusive
The civil suit outlines allegations dating from 1970 that the priest raped teenage girl days after her father died.
# catholic-church - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Column: Catholic bishops made five mistakes in their opposition to abortion legislation
The Catholic Church teaching on abortion still holds – but the bishops are opposing the proposed legislation the wrong way, writes Fr Tony Flannery.
# catholic-church - Friday 26 April, 2013
Column: Is Ireland a nation of á la carte Catholics?
Ireland was traditionally a nation ruled by the Catholic Church. Now that people are drifting away, it’s important to examine why, writes Brian Conway.
# catholic-church - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Catholic child abuse: 164 allegations against 85 priests have led to zero convictions
“I am one of the fortunate survivors to have succeeded in securing a criminal conviction against one of two Spiritan priests who sexually abused me,” writes campaigner Mark Vincent Healy.
‘Significant developments’ in child safeguarding in Diocese of Ferns
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church of Ireland has undertaken a comprehensive review of safeguarding practice in church authorities across Ireland.
Catholic Church audits show progress in child protection
The third tranche of reviews have been welcomed by survivor advocacy group One in Four.
‘I often compare the GAA to the Catholic Church, they’re very slow in doing things’
Dublin defender Ger Brennan believes the GAA disciplinary processes could be speeded up.
# catholic-church - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Two kids from Cork to be confirmed by… Pope Francis
Emily Mulcahy and Edmond Roche (both 12) were chosen from the diocese of Cloyne to be confirmed by the Pope in St Peter’s Square.
# catholic-church - Monday 22 April, 2013
Lisa McInerney: How can you be a woman and Catholic?
This question is not born out of contempt, says TheJournal.ie columnist, but is out of genuine bewilderment when you consider the status of women in Catholic doctrine.
# catholic-church - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin says church cannot be ‘self-serving’
In an address today, Martin reminisced about his time in Clonliffe College, describing it as a “very cold place in more ways than one.”
Column: I’m a devoted father, I’m engaged and I’m a gay man – I should be able to marry
When the question “why are you getting married?” is put to any couple, gay or straight, the answer is the same: “because we love each other,” writes Christian Daly, who says time for marriage equality is now upon us.
# catholic-church - Friday 5 April, 2013
Pope urges Church to ‘act with determination in cases of sexual abuse’
The Vatican continues to receive around 600 claims against abusive priests ever year. Today’s comments from Pope Francis were his first on the clerical sex abuse scandal since succeeding Pope Benedict last month.
# catholic-church - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Australia launches national child sex abuse inquiry
Gillard ordered the inquiry last year after a decade of growing pressure to investigate widespread allegations of paedophilia in schools and churches.
# catholic-church - Monday 1 April, 2013
US cardinal defends Catholic Church’s stance on gay marriage
Cardinal Timothy Dolan said sexual love is intended only for a man and woman in marriage.
# catholic-church - Saturday 30 March, 2013
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Archbishop Martin says the Church should not be ‘gagged’
But he added the Catholic Church in Ireland needs to learn that it cannot expect people to do as they are told.
# catholic-church - Friday 29 March, 2013
Church stance on gay marriage could force Catholics to have two weddings
Catholic Bishops say they won’t recognise Ireland’s civil marriage system if it permits same-sex couples to wed.
VIDEO: Men crucified in Philippines’ annual Easter rituals
Filipino Catholics have whipped their backs and nailed themselves to crosses in an annual commemoration of Christ’s death.
# catholic-church - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Column: Get ‘white smoked’ for the top job
Trying to move up the corporate ladder is always a competitive process – use professional social networking to help yourself stand out, writes Robert Mac Giolla Phadrig.
# catholic-church - Friday 22 March, 2013
Priest dismissed over complaints of child sexual abuse
A number of complaints of sexual abuse of minors against the priest have been upheld by a canonical penal trial today.
Pope wants better relations with Muslims and atheists
Pope Francis called for the Catholic Church to “intensify” dialogue with Islam.
# catholic-church - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Column: Keeping my faith can be challenging at times, but it’s my safe haven
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.
LIVE: Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural Mass at the Vatican
Watch live proceedings from St Peter’s Square as Pope Francis formally commences his pontificate.
# catholic-church - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Why do Catholic cardinals wear scarlet for the conclave?
Blood and a willingness to die for their faith as a literal part of the “body” of the Church, apparently.
And the new pope is… Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Cardinals in conclave at the Vatican have revealed the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Francis.
LIVE: White smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel as new pope is elected
Cardinals in conclave at the Vatican have elected a new pope, whose identity will be revealed in a few moments.
# catholic-church - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Centuries-old rituals to be carried out as conclave begins
Cardinals will be sworn in with a solemn oath that threatens anyone who reveals the deliberations of the conclave with instant excommunication.
# catholic-church - Monday 11 March, 2013
Frontrunners emerge in last day of pre-conclave talks
One of the cardinals in contention, Timothy Dolan, told an interviewer that anyone mentioning him as a candidate must be “smoking marijuana”.
# catholic-church - Friday 8 March, 2013
Conclave to elect next pope will begin on Tuesday
Cardinals have chosen to bring their behind-closed-doors conclave forward by three days.
# catholic-church - Monday 4 March, 2013
Poll: Do you think the next Pope can help reinvigorate the Catholic Church?
March should see a new leader to the world’s estimated 1.2 billion Catholics, but can he make a difference?
Catholic cardinal admits ‘sexual conduct fell below standards’
Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who resigned as Britain’s most senior Catholic cleric last week, has now admitted the allegations that were made against them having initially denied them.
Opinion: So much has come out to show the Vatican is dysfunctional
As we await the election of a new pope, Fr Tony Flannery believes that it is being increasingly accepted that the Vatican is in urgent need of reform.
# catholic-church - Monday 25 February, 2013
Here’s a secret only the new pope will see…
The Vatileaks enquiry report will be for his eyes only.
# catholic-church - Sunday 24 February, 2013
Pope not ‘abandoning the Church’ as 100,000 attend Sunday prayer
An emotional Pope Benedict XVI has delivered his last Sunday prayer in St Peter’s Square in Rome.
Britain’s top Catholic in ‘inappropriate acts’ row: report
Cardinal Keith O’Brien is due to vote on Pope Benedict XVI’s successor.
# catholic-church - Saturday 23 February, 2013
Pope Benedict will remain in ‘spiritual proximity’ after his resignation
Speaking ahead of his resignation next week, Pope Benedict XVI said that God’s beauty was “constantly contradicted by the evil of this world, by suffering and by corruption.”
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