Catholic church

Under Colum Eastwood the SDLP made often uncomfortable shifts on party policy on social issues. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Eastwood era saw shift on social issues

Having children is now major "green" concern (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Choosing not to have children due to climate concerns

Social media users took to platforms including X to express disgust at an apparent depiction of the Last Supper involving drag queens.

Allister condemns 'blasphemous' Olympic opening ceremony

Morning View

Editorial: Irish voters reject the woke politics of their leaders and of SF

Morning View

Editorial: President Higgins tries to help to lead the EU turn against Israel

Archbishop Eamon Martin says his prayers are with all members of the PSNI, and their families

Archbishop Eamon Martin says Catholic community should still join the PSNI

PABest The event at Barnardo Square in Dublin's city centre was organised by feminist group Rosa

Sinead O'Connor: Fans gather in Dublin to sing 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

Easter is upon us and that means the end of Lent is too - here’s everything you need to know about the holy period

When does Lent end this year?

Celebrating Valentine's Day is an age old tradition (photo: Adobe)

​The History and the long traditions associated with Valentine’s Day

Pope Francis attends the funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as pallbearers carry the coffin at the end of the funeral mass at St. Peter's square

Mourners gather to pay respects at Pope Benedict  XVI funeral

Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95, press officials confirm

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris is being pressed on why abortion services are the only part of the NHS which have been granted ring fenced funding.

NHS pressures: Catholic church queries why only abortion funding ringfenced

Letters to editor

Letters: Unionism versus Irish nationalism

President Eamon de Valera with a priest at Shannon airport in the 1960s

It is little wonder that the number of Protestants in Ireland fell

Those who wanted to live a quiet ‘Britishness’ in an independent Ireland could do so in the Protestant privacy of their churches, freemasonry, their sporting and dining clubs, the Orange Order and in their social support structure

The decline of Protestants in Ireland was due to many factors

Declan Donnelly (right) is embraced by his stage partner Ant McPartlin (left) outside St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle, following a Requiem Mass for his brother Father Dermott Donnelly, who died aged 55 after a sudden illness earlier this month. Picture date: Friday July 29, 2022. Picture: Scott Heppell/PA Wire

TV star Dec says final farewell to priest brother

TV star Declan ‘Dec’ Donnelly has paid an emotional tribute to his brother, telling mourners his family “can’t believe he’s gone”.

By The Newsroom

Letter to the editor

As Protestants we were at one with Catholic Church on two core issues

Brandon Lewis has said he will impose teaching on abortion into NI schools.

Warning on Brandon Lewis’ abortion curriculum in schools

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has affirmed he will press ahead with compulsory UN-approved sex education for NI which includes information on accessing abortion.

No assurances 'abortion' education won’t be imposed on Catholic schools

Catholic Primate of All Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin (left) and the Church of Ireland Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop John McDowell speaking to the media in Armagh on the war in Ukraine and the response to the refugee crisis. Picture: David Young/PA Wire

Church leaders tell UK: Do 
more on visas for refugees

People demonstrate in support of the Ukraine outside the United Nations' top court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, where judges where expected to rule on a request by Ukraine to order Russia to halt its devastating invasion. But it remains to be seen if Moscow would comply with any order made by the International Court of Justice. Russia snubbed a hearing last week at which lawyers for Ukraine accused the country's powerful neighbor of "resorting to tactics reminiscent of medieval siege warfare" in its brutal assault. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Catholic Church exploring using unused buildings to house Ukrainian refugees

Archbishops Eamon Martin and John McDowell

Archbishops unite to press UK government on visas for Ukrainian refugees

The bill was blocked in a vote last week.

Bishops decry MLAs' refusal to ban abortions for non-fatal disabilities

Letter to the editor

Maybe Archbishop who talked of partition pain should focus on his church’s pain

Letter to the editor

Perhaps Catholic Church needs a northern head

News Letter editorial

Time for action to bring children together at school

Letter to the editor

Holier than thou Methodist church has no authority to condemn anyone else

A letter from Leslie Marshall:

Letters

At St Patricks Church of Ireland Cathedral, Irish church leaders came together to deliver their St Patrick's Day message. Rt Rev Dr David Bruce Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Most Rev John McDowell Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh & Primate of all Ireland Rev Dr Thomas McKnight President of the Methodist Church in Ireland Most Rev Eamon Martin Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh & Primate of all Ireland Very Rev Dr Ivan Patterson President of the Irish Council of Churches

Troubles legacy: Churches admit to having been ‘captive to idols of state'

This is when Pancake Day falls in 2021 - and how to make the perfect pancakes

Pope Francis at the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, earlier this month. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Papal first as Pope Francis endorses same-sex unions

Many worshippers wore masks during a service to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast on Sunday. Picture: Press Eye

Church leaders recommend wearing of face coverings during worship

This ‘selfie’ where Michelle O’Neill stood smiling while a man had his arm around her was just one of at least nine breaches of her guidelines

Sam McBride: Despite Sinn Féin’s Trumpian claims, Storey funeral involved at lea...

The Church of Ireland’s Down Cathedral in Downpatrick. The main churches are making preparations in hope of a date soon when they can reopen

Arlene Foster spurs hopes churches may be able to reopen soon

This year’s transfer tests will be delayed.

Children’s Commissioner writes to ‘selective schools’ urging them to avoid using...

Taking a test

First Minister Arlene Foster ‘shares concerns’ about how children are being pre...

An empty classroom

Heartfelt appeal for suspension of ‘transfer test’ for children in 2020 amid COV...

A woman prays at the closed doors of Westminster Cathedral ahead of the Easter morning mass, London

Church leaders urge reopening of places of worship for individual prayer

Pro-life campaigners at Stormont during a protest against the liberalisation of Northern Ireland's abortion laws

Abortion: Catholic Church urges MLAs to review ‘unjust’ laws

A notice for Sunday service at Crumlin Presbyterian Church in Co Antrim, as the coronavirus outbreak continues

Coronavirus: Impact on churches ‘not seen since Spanish flu’ pandemic of 1918, s...

Fr Tim Bartlett, Rev Elizabeth Hanna, Rev Dr Ken Newell, Rev Robin Waugh and Fr Martin Magill meet people outside the church

A  historic cross-community ecumenical Ash Wednesday service has been held in Be...

Desertmartin Primary School had proposed joining with its neighbouring catholic primary school.

NI’s first joint faith school: Catholic Church directs media queries to Church o...

Archbishop Eamon Martin.

Catholic leader calls for 50-50 PSNI recruitment

Letter to the editor

Unionist leaders are less boastful in tone than before, which is a welcome chang...

Letter to the editor

Unionists should realise they have more in common with their neighbours than wit...

Letter to the editor

Unionists should realise they have more in common with their neighbours than wit...

St Macartins Cathedral, Enniskillen

Centuries of cathedral history brought to book

Martina Purdy

Former BBC political correspondent Martina Purdy has left the convent

Archbishop Eamon Martin

Catholic Primate in fresh appeal for information to find final three disappeared

Letter to the editor

The Easter focus should be on the reason underlying the religious holiday, not t...

St Michael's Church, Newtonhamilton

Church ransacked in overnight burglary

Pope Francis

Pope Francis installs sex abuse laws in Vatican city

Reports in the Scottish media suggest the Orange Order in Scotland has announced a rule change to allow its members to attend Catholic church services

‘No pressure’ on Orange Order after Scottish move to end Catholic church service...

Image shared by police of stolen church statue

Eight foot statue of Jesus stolen from Belfast church

Eugene Greene

Catholic Church voices shame after death of former child abusing priest

Pope Francis offered an eight-point pledge to tackle clerical sex abuse

Pope Francis vows to end Catholic Church sex abuse cover-ups