“The outcome of the ‘Placing Hope in Faith’ listening process will result in proposals which will inform diocesan policy and underpin our Pastoral Plan for the Diocese” – Bishop John Fleming

Next discussion of Eighth Amendment takes place on 7 and 8 January.

Priests' representatives question why the papal nuncio, Archbishop Charles Brown, refuses to meet them to discuss their concerns.

Bishop Leahy issues open invitation to young people and all others to participate in the renewal of the Church locally through the Limerick Diocesan Synod.

Association of Catholics in Ireland host ‘Open Forum on the Family’.

“There is no group that is more influential in the process than priests. They are even more influential than bishops."

Archbishop warns of resistance as everybody is in favour of diversity except for their own school.