The treatment of the Redemptorist "is scandalous to most Catholics in Ireland" and "destroys people’s faith and confidence", according to Fr Roy Donovan of the Association of Catholic Priests.
Former president says she stated that she was not talking about the sex act but by analogy using the passage to describe the position and role of women in the Church.
Arts and Culture Minister Josepha Madigan speaks to We Are Church Ireland forum on why the Catholic Church should open all ministries to women.
Marie Collins tells We Are Church gathering, “If there is no consistent agreement across the Church as to what is sexual abuse of a minor, then how can we have any hope of consistent handling of the issue?”
Episcopal vacancies are an opportunity for the Church in Ireland to lay new foundations, says We Are Church Ireland.
Diocese of Ossory tops financial transparency survey, but 62 per cent of Irish dioceses post no financial statements on their websites, We Are Church Ireland finds.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols and We Are Church Ireland commend Pope on the vitality and freshness that he has sustained over the past three years.
President of the German bishops’ conference says the problem of Catholics who are divorced and remarried must be addressed by the synod.
Archbishop of Armagh hears that a lack of affirmation of gay persons by the Churches has contributed to the raised rate of suicide, particularly among gay men.
Brendan Butler co-founded the Irish El Salvador Support Committee in 1979. Last year he wrote to Pope Francis asking him to hurry on Monsenor Romero's cause.
Parishes and lay groups adapt Lineamenta of the 2014 Synod of the Family and questions and send outcomes to Rome.
Headless woman, with no arms or legs, and in bondage, produced by artist interested in sadism selected by Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture.
Two spokespeople for lay reform groups urge Irish bishops to call a national assembly to discuss the role of women in the Church.
“In a more equal Church there would be lay people involved in determining the guest list as well as on it,” married couple tell ACI conference.
Sr Margaret Muldoon urged “to turn down her invitation to the synod in favour of a married family person, even at this late stage.”
Her voice is that of someone "not afraid to call the leadership in the Church to responsibility.”
Accusation of a minimalist response by the Irish bishops rejected.
Irish Bishops criticised for not promoting wide-ranging questionnaire.
Three Irish groups among organisations seeking radical changes in Church structures.
