Religious groups have right to dismiss employees on religious grounds, ECHR finds
The right of religious organisations to remove employees on religious grounds has been upheld in a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which strengthens freedom across the ....SVP says stop lecturing the poor
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) has criticised those lecturing from well-placed positions when justifying austerity. The editorial in the latest edition of SVP’s quarterly ....Young people need one trustworthy adult to confide in, study shows
Young people need the presence of One Good Adult if they are to avoid significant mental health problems, according to a comprehensive study of Irish people aged between 12-24 published last ....Seminar promotes positive mental health for all
A seminar aimed at increasing suicide awareness among young people in Dublin’s inner city saw over a hundred representatives of community, family, school and other groups working directly with ....Relay of prayers to accompany Olympic Torch
Churches of various denominations throughout the UK are being encouraged to offer prayer and praise during the 70 days of the Olympic torch relay that started from Lands End on Saturday (May ....
Donegal clergy to hold protest at referendum
An outspoken County Donegal Catholic priest and his Church of Ireland counterpart have organised a number of vigils outside schools, many of which will be used as polling stations in the county on ....
Pope promotes silence on World Communications Day
Silence is not the absence of communication but rather an integral part of communication, Mgr Paul Tighe, Secretary for the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, has explained in a ....
Five Offaly priests to "take leap of faith"
Five priests from County Offaly are to take a “leap of faith” with parachutes out of a plane this weekend in aid of County Offaly Hospice.
Speaking this week to CiNews, event organiser and ....
IVF method may have higher risk of birth defects, says study
Members of the British parliament are demanding a Government inquiry into the safety of the most popular form of IVF, after it was reported that it was linked with a higher risk of birth ....
"I'd be nothing without God," says boxing champ Katie Taylor
Irish boxer, Katie Taylor fights at 8.00am this morning (Sat 19th May) in the final of the World Boxing Championships in China. When she made it to the final four in the WBC earlier ....
Hildegard of Bingen among new saints
Benedict XVI has added Hildegard of Bingen to the Church’s formal list of saints.
She may also become a Doctor of the Church in the near future, following in the footsteps of Teresa of ....
Irish seminary in Rome's future uncertain
The Pontifical Irish College in Rome’s future as a seminary is looking less secure following comments by the Archbishop of Dublin questioning whether the Irish Church could afford to maintain two ....
Questions remain over Dublin and Monaghan bombings - Archbishop
At a Mass to commemorate those killed in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin described the attacks as “uniquely brutal” and said the families of victims lived with the ....
New ordinariate in Australia
The new ordinariate in Australia for former Anglicans joining the Catholic Church will be established on June 15.
The ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, under the patronage of ....
Church of Ireland reaffirms teaching on marriage
A motion, upholding the traditional definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, was passed by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland on Saturday.
The Archbishop of Dublin ....
Healing stone to be unveiled at IEC2012 opening ceremony
A special healing stone, containing a prayer composed by a survivor of clerical abuse, is to be unveiled at the opening ceremony of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress on June ....
Kenyan Bishop to sue RTÉ
A Catholic Bishop based in Kenya has become the latest Catholic cleric to take issue with RTÉ's infamous Mission to Prey programme, which was broadcast in May 2011.
As a result of that programme ....
New study shows over four in ten women regret their abortion
A comprehensive study showing that 44 per cent of women expressed varying degrees of regret about their abortions, “must be urgently considered by the Minister for Health,” the Pro Life Campaign ....
Catholic journalist slated over abuse views
Catholic journalist Mary Kenny has been accused of grossly simplifying child sexual abuse by the founder of Minster and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors.
Dr Margaret Kennedy of MACSAS also slated the ....
Good News To Go!
Archbishop Martin has invited young adults to an evening of prayer and preparation in advance of the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin.
Good News To Go! as the event is ....
Northern Ireland political leaders clash over plans to end religious divide
At the beginning of Community Relations Week in Northern Ireland, political leaders have clashed over policies aimed at ending the region's religious divide.
Speaking this week at the No More Them ....
Courts may protect seal of Confession, says Shatter
Justice Minister Alan Shatter (pictured) has said that Irish courts may protect priests from prosecution who refuse to violate the seal of confession under proposed Government legislation making it ....
Congress bell travels through the North West of England
The Eucharistic Congress Bell has begun to ring out through the north west of England, calling pilgrims to the 50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012 (IEC2012), which will be hosted in Dublin ....
Teenagers delaying sex, survey shows
Teenagers are increasingly delaying having sex until they are older, according to a new HSE study on young people's sexual behaviour.
The study, carried out by the HSE's Crisis Pregnancy ....
World's eyes on Stormont as Run4unity circles the world
400 young people, an MLA and a bishop took part in the Irish leg of an International fun run promoting peace and universal brotherhood at Stormont Estate on Saturday.
Overall, 100,000 young people ....
Catholic journalist murdered in Phillipines
Nestor Libaton (pictured), a 40-year-old Catholic journalist working for the DXHM Radio Catholic station in the town of Mati, near Davao, on the island of Mindanao, was killed last Tuesday, ....
Modern means of evangelisation
“He understood and supported us in our use of this vehicle because it does allow the Church to enter the lives of our people in a very effective, immediate and global way,” Archbishop Wilton D. ....
All change at the Irish College in Rome
A number of changes in the clerical staff involved in formation in the Irish College in Rome are due to take place in the coming weeks.
Three of the four priests who deal with the formation ....
McAleese's to receive Tipperary Peace award in July
The former President of Ireland Mary McAleese and her husband, Senator Martin McAleese, are to be jointly honoured as the 2011 recipients of the Tipperary International Peace Award in July for ....
Bishops in Sudan concerned about violence
The Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan have postponed their annual Plenary Assembly because of tension and outbreaks of violence between the two countries.
Fides has reported that Cardinal Zubeir ....
Bishop Runs4unity
“Cross party, cross border and across the world” was how Cathy Young, spokesperson for the International Run4Unity described the event that takes place in Stormont today.
Up to 400 young people, ....
Christian movements launch common manifesto for European unity
300 Christian Movements and communities of different Churches meet today in Brussels and simultaneously in more than 130 cities of the continent, to launch a manifesto on the theme of European ....
Chinese companies selling health tablets made from dead babies
Since August last year, South Korean customs has seized more than 17,000 capsules made in China from dead babies.
This horrific statistic was revealed earlier this week, in an update to an ....
Public billboard campaign highlights how abortion hurts women
A group of women who have had abortions and regretted it has spoken out to, “break the silence surrounding the suffering some women endure after abortion.”
This week Women Hurt launched a ....
Archbishop Martin promotes Eucharistic Congress in Vatican
"There are divisions within the Irish Church, sometimes unhealthy divisions,” said Archbishop Martin who was in the Vatican on Thursday May 10 for a presentation about the forthcoming fiftieth ....
Third break in in four months at Limerick church
Thefts and incidents of vandalism at churches are reported on a regular basis, including on CiNews, but normally, each building suffers one hit.
However, a County Limerick church has been targeted ....
Sunday Mass saved in Carlow parish
A County Carlow parish that was in danger of losing its Sunday Mass will now continue to have it, thanks to a generous offer by a local priest.
As previously reported in ciNews, St Fintan's ....
British Government determined to press ahead with gay marriage: Minister
There will be no U-turn on British Government plans to legalise same-sex marriage, according to the Liberal Democrat Minister responsible for crafting the legislation.
Lynne Featherstone, the ....
Non-churchgoers say time, not doctrine, reason for non-attendence: poll
Most self-professed Christians, both Catholics and Protestants, say that a lack of time is the main reason why they don’t go to church regularly, not disagreement with Church teachings, a new ....
Cardinal Brady apologies to abuse victim
The Primate of All Ireland Cardinal Seán Brady has said that he wants to personally apologise to a man who was abused as a 14-year-old boy by paedophile Brendan Smyth.
Speaking on RTÉ from Lough ....
World-renowed figure in the pro-life movement dies
Phyllis Bowman, founder of Right to Life, and one of the world's leading pro-life campaigners against abortion and euthanasia, died peacefully Tuesday morning in Hammersmith Hospital. ....
New Bishop for Scotland
On Tuesday (May 8), the Holy Father appointed Msgr Stephen Robson of the clergy of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, as auxiliary of the same archdiocese.
The new Auxiliary Bishop will ....
Government must respect right of Catholic schools to teach their faith: Quinn
The Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn (pictured), has said he does not believe the Catholic Church will agree to divest its schools if it feels that it is being curtailed in how it teaches ....
Archbishop Martin calls for commission of inquiry into Brendan Smyth
The Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has called for an independent commission of inquiry to be set up to investigate the crimes of the late Fr Brendan ....