“We call on the Vatican to publicly announce any vacancies, openly list required qualifications for vacant positions and implement transparent selection and hiring policies.”

"It is not part of the culture of the Church to turn a spotlight on itself.”

The most significant negative factor that influences attitudes to the Church in today’s Ireland is the place of women in the Church – Diarmuid Martin.

Two projects whose work benefits women and their communities receive ‘Women: Sowers of Development’ prize at Vatican event.