Early results for the dairy farmers involved show a doubling of the milk yield, while the potato trials look set to double potato crop harvests.
In the event of marriage being redefined as a consequence of a Yes vote in the referendum, the bishops may instruct priests not to act as civil registrars for marriages.
New research commissioned by the Mothers Union shows four in five parents (80%) in Great Britain are concerned about the commercialisation of childhood.
Cardinal O'Malley "listened carefully to all our concerns and will be bringing them to the Holy Father in the next week” - Marie Collins.
“We are delighted with the support of the IMO membership for standardised peri-natal palliative care protocols" - Jennifer Kehoe, spokesperson for One Day More.
“That this deplorable attack on a child was triggered by a simple profession of faith is deeply worrying.”
Bishop of Elphin warns that many who support Church's teaching on marriage wonder if they are entitled to express this view publicly anymore.
“We put ourselves at the service of others especially those most in need in our society: the poor, the sick, the vulnerable, those who feel alienated from God”.
Pontiff calls on heads of state and international organisations to recognise the truth of what happened in Armenian genocide in which 1.5m lost their lives.
As a sign of communion of the whole Church, the Pope has requested that every diocese in the world open a 'Door of Mercy' for local celebrations of the Jubilee year.
Forty representatives from around the world include Austrian couple excommunicated for holding private Masses without a priest.
Bishop Ken Good viewed ‘The People’s Gallery’ during a one-day event called ‘Art, Faith and Peace – The Bogside Artists: the Story Behind the Murals’.
"The real question is whether same sex relationships differ significantly from opposite sex relationships and the answer is 'yes'," states the cross denominational response.
"The Christians are suffering. They are being hounded out of the Middle East." The Saxum project is one project that people can help them according to Opus Dei.
Rare 14th century copy of Magna Carta, contained within the cathedral’s Liber Niger, will form centrepiece of the interactive family-friendly exhibition.
"What we are looking at is a deconstruction of the fundamental link between a child and its genetic or biological parents" - Professor Ray Kinsella.
New member of Carlow community was influenced by an Irish missionary priest and the Legion of Mary.
595 men expected to be ordained to the priesthood in 2015, an increase of 24.7% on last year’s figure of 477, according to US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Fr Alphonsus Cullinan will be ordained Bishop of Waterford & Lismore this Sunday.
“Aleppo has been cut off for 16 days, with no telecommunications, Internet or electricity... with mortar shells hitting the city every day.”
Harry Gleeson has become the first person in the history of the State to be given a posthumous pardon after he was hanged for murder in 1941.
Easter proclamation “would hardly have meant that in respecting differing lifestyles we prioritise adults over children” - Bishop Leahy.
"Every gift that God gives is not just for ourselves. It is for others, to be shared, and will bring most joy when it is shared.”
Court overruled plan that would have divided the Cremisan monastery, near Bethlehem, stating that it “violated the rights” of the people of Beit Jala.
"People’s health is influenced by factors such as poor housing, food security, unhealthy early childhood conditions and poor educational status”.
“If you want to be a fisher of people you have to push the boat out": Bishop Donal McKeown.
Religious conflict has become marketable, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch and All the East warns.
“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."
Large numbers of both Irish and overseas visitors walk 11 ancient trails over the course of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
