"The Holy Land Coordination stands in solidarity with all Christians in Israel and Palestine."
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin ponders implications of Irish people’s expressed concern that the celebration of Christmas has become too commercial.
Archbishop Eamon Martin tells Irish Catholic education conference: "In a Catholic school, religion is not an added extra to be fitted in during break time or twilight hours or registration."
When we light the Christmas tree in Áras an Uachtaráin, we remember the bereaved who are finding this Christmas difficult; we remember those on the edge, the marginalised in our society, our homeless people, and those who are worried about keeping a roof over their families’ heads.
In a new one-hour television documentary ‘Peter McVerry: A view from the Basement’, which will air on RTÉ One tonight, the Jesuit priest tells the Government, “We ignore the drug problem at our peril.”
Outpouring of devotion by thousands of devotees expected in Cahir, Killarney, Knock, Sligo, Dublin, Longford, Derry and Armagh.
The Vatican will take care of the costs involved in housing and looking after these Muslim refugees.
“Youthreach transmits fundamentally important values that the student has a value as a person regardless of past achievements.”
"People of belief and people with a secular inspiration must learn again to how speak with one another constructively and respect one another."
“As Christmas approaches with glitter, jingles and lights in shops and streets, we set out and declare publicly and together that Christ is the light that has come into the world."
Archbishop Martin calls for Church to free itself from positions of the past including control of schools and institutions.
An “unacceptable level of child poverty” is affecting over 100,000 children, roughly 6% of Northern Ireland’s population and “constitutes a real crisis”.
Though their numbers are smaller today, Irish religious still make “an immense contribution” to Ireland and the world by living their particular apostolates and charisms.
The Church has provided great spiritual, human and material support to the people making a decisive contribution towards Timor Leste’s process of liberation.
Iona Institute chairman calls on Irish Church “to start teaching its teachings”.
Rome Synod ought to be addressing issues such as the child sex ratio in India and interfaith marriages according to Dr Astrid Lobo Gajiwala.
“The Christian vocation is to seek out and accompany those who suffer a long ‘Good Friday’, and open to them the promise of resurrection."
"May the international community not stand by before the immense humanitarian tragedy unfolding in these countries."
Irish faithful urged to imitate St Patrick and the great Irish missionary endeavours of past centuries and become 'missionaries of mercy' for today's world.
“No young person should be turned away from a Catholic school on the basis of their mark in an entrance test at the age of ten or eleven”.
Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Michael Jackson, to launch Advent Appeal for Al Ahli Hospital on Tuesday.
Archbishop Martin calls for greater inclusiveness of the disadvantaged in the Irish educational system at a graduation Mass for St Patrick's College.
Sophia Housing’s new Tubbercurry project provides 56 accommodation units for people with an intellectual disability.
Amach! group invites Bishop Drennan to meet members and hear about their work and plans.
Columban critical of planned visit to controversial Kkottongnae centre, a care home for 4,000 physically and mentally disabled people.
Difficulty in accessing social protection payments linked to escalating homelessness crisis.
No room for exclusivity within the Church Archbishop Martin warns in Australian address.
"There is no divine right to a Catholic near-monopoly in education in Ireland."
Catholic education still has a vital place in the Irish educational system - Archbishop.
1,200 members of the congregation around the world celebrate Irishwoman's step towards canonisation.
