A call to establish safeguarding children committees in every parish in the Diocese of Cloyne was endorsed by Bishop William Crean at the second biennial Safeguarding Children Conference last month. The conference heard that the work associated with fully implementing the comprehensive safeguarding children policies and procedures in the diocese has impacted significantly on the…

Limerick bishop speaks out at second annual ‘Right of Place Second Chance’ Mass

Fr Patrick Devine received the 2013 International Caring Award in Washington DC last week

Constitutional Convention’s recommendation receives mixed reaction

Parish hosts three day event

Set against the suffering already inflicted on ordinary Syrians through the ongoing conflict there, it remains a fruitless hope that the dead of Sadad will prompt the warring sides to finally sit down at the negotiating table in Geneva this month. Given prominent billing in these pages this week arising from the Christian faith of…

British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) advertisement in The Irish Times prompts PLC response

Four new classrooms for Sligo School

A great opportunity must not be lost by Church infighting, writes John L. Allen Jr.

The Vatican has shrugged off last week’s reports that America’s National Security Agency spied on cardinals during the most recent conclave. In a statement on the issue, revealed in the pages on the Italian magazine, Panorama, spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi of the Holy See press office said: "My response regarding the article on Panorama on…