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The leader of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine has rejected allegations from the Russian Orthodox Church that his congregation is sowing disunion in the country. In an interview conducted after criticisms levelled by Moscow’s Metropolitan Hilarion, reported in The Irish Catholic last week, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk insisted that his Church was not taking…

Embassy monitoring apostasy case

Catholic schools must retain the right to teach the Church’s message about marriage and the family, Bishop Noel Treanor has warned. Belfast-based Dr Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor, warned that based on experience in other jurisdictions, this freedom is very often denied to Churches once same-sex marriage legislation is introduced. The rights and freedoms…

Correspondent’s tweet described as ‘provocative’

Guide identifies candidates’ stance on life issues

Numbers to reach 1.5 million by December

Green Party candidate Eamon Ryan has confirmed that he does support State funding for Catholic schools after confusion arose about his links with an Atheist Ireland campaign against faith-based schools. Originally, the website of the campaigning group claimed that Green Party candidates, including Mr Ryan, supported a so-called secular statement circulated by the group. The…

Green Party candidate Eamon Ryan has backed away from controversial remarks attributed to him calling for an end to State funding for Catholic schools. According to campaign group Atheist Ireland Mr Ryan, who is running in the European elections in Dublin, is supporting a so-called secular statement which also calls for an end to charitable…

‘Church tensions must be resolved with discussion, prayer’