“The problem in Ireland is clustering of parishes, leading to added pressure on aging priests, and formation of bigger, more impersonal, units.”
NBSCCCI audits of 43 orders show a total of 325 allegations of sexual abuse were made against 141 religious resulting in 8 criminal convictions.
Support for Bishop O’Reilly's suggestion that the bishops set up a commission to study the possibility of ordaining married men & appointing female deacons.
“It will probably not help Catholics who are validly married and who unfortunately are in trouble with their relationship.”
“All of us can play our part in making such a plan work on the ground here in Ireland" - Archbishop Eamon Martin.
“The connections forged between young people, working as helpers, and the sick and elderly is always a joyful experience for both" - Fr Martin Noone.
Irish bishops take strong solidarity stance as they call for a generous response to the needs of refugees.
Parish communities asked to consider whether there are vacant properties - houses, granny-flats or spare-rooms which might accommodate refugees.
Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin encourages parishes and deaneries to gather together to reflect on their pastoral response to "this huge crisis".
“Every human life is worth living and worthy of our utmost care and protection to its natural end."
Row with Bishop William Crean over the handling of an ex priest whom the Vatican dismissed from the clerical state last January.
Archbishop of Dublin calls for a generous response to those caught up in the largest refugee crisis since the Second World War.
“Helping someone to commit suicide compromises the fundamental human dignity of both parties involved. Assisted suicide is assisted killing.”
As Churches we have often neglected our responsibilities for the protection of creation or have even distorted the true attitude towards the environment.
Four members of the International Ratzinger Symposium, which is held annually in Maynooth, introduced to the former Pontiff.
Three Irish missionaries recognised on Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for 2015.
“It demonstrates to our elected representatives that protection of creation is important to us” - Bishop John McAreavey.
Senator Rónán Mullen among eighty politicians from around the world to discuss the persecution of Christians in the Middle East with Pontiff.
"Attitudes lead to actions" Bishop Kevin Doran tells Elphin pilgrims on annual diocesan pilgrimage to French shrine of Lourdes.
“We are focusing far too much on the performance of the economy and not nearly enough on issues such as aging, social housing and sustainability" - Dr Seán Healy.
“Last Wednesday, ‘a fear and trembling’ gripped us all when we heard that Dónal had died as a result of a most unfortunate, unexpected and sudden accident."
“We do have to push for a more cohesive approach to bringing in prospective student priests” - Mgr Hugh Connolly.
The Kenyan bishops have chosen as their theme, “To stand strong in the faith”.
The search for new means to speak of God has been at the core of Benedict's theological work since the Second Vatican Council.
Poll also found Catholics (43%) barely ahead of the general public (39%) in viewing global warming as a moral issue.
“It offers individual believers and the community a precious opportunity to renew our personal participation in this vocation as custodians of creation."
Irish Church may “look at the way we do marriage preparation and to what extent our families are involved in preparing new families for marriage” - Primate.
“I have great faith and I wanted to give something back and to give thanks."
New batch of seminarians is up on last year's cohort of 14 and brings the total number of resident seminarians training in Maynooth to sixty.
Some "complain that change in patronage is progressing too slowly; that’s because local communities are happy with the model that best serves local needs."
