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Baptisms not just excuse to party, says Martin

Friday November 20 2009

Baptism is seen by many Irish Catholics as an opportunity to throw a party to welcome the new arrival, a senior churchman said yesterday.

Church 'must repent for abuse' as priest numbers fall

Sunday November 15 2009

THE Dublin archdiocese, the Catholic Church and its institutions must repent for the "heinous crime" of sexual abuse of children, Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin said yesterday in a wide ranging address at a Mass in St Mary's Pro-Cathedral to mark the feast day of St Laurence O'Toole.

Parents must decide who will run schools -- bishops

Friday November 13 2009

CATHOLIC bishops say it is parents and not the Church who must decide whether control of any of their primary schools are handed over to another patron.

Bishops to start talks on historic handover of building

Friday November 06 2009

HISTORIC talks get under way next week on the handing over of some of the Catholic Church's 3,200 primary schools to the State.

Prayers kept us safe, says released Goal aid worker

Monday November 02 2009

FORMER hostage Sharon Commins has revealed how she prayed to St Anthony to be found, writes Shane Hickey.

A long way from Karachi as Br Kevin achieves his vocation

Monday November 02 2009

PAKISTANI native Kevin Mascarenhas made his final profession as a Presentation Brother at a special ceremony in Waterford city yesterday.

McAleese pays tribute to bravery of aid workers

Thursday October 29 2009

The kidnap of GOAL aid workers Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki in Darfur, and Fr Michael Sinnott in the Philippines are stark reminders of the risks faced by all development workers, President Mary McAleese said yesterday.

Embassy wined and dined Nigeria sex-probe bishop

Tuesday October 27 2009

A DISGRACED Tipperary-born archbishop was regularly wined and dined at the Irish Embassy to Nigeria at the taxpayers' expense.

The injustice of cutting school funds after 40 years

Eoghan Harris Sunday October 25 2009

SUNDAY: Marian Finucane's panel talks about the funeral of Stephen Gately. Most of them mention a personal or musical dimension. But not Marie Sherlock of Siptu and Kieran Brennan of the Credit Union movement, who work in the collective sector.

Protestant schools' row can unite the churches

Friday October 23 2009

WHEN the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr John Neill, accused the Department of Education the other day of leading a "very determined and doctrinaire" attack on Protestant schools he could have as easily accused them of attacking denominational schools in general.