Association of Catholic Priests urges Ireland’s bishops to postpone its introduction by at least five years
Topic: Ireland
European court rules that Ireland’s abortion laws breach human rights
Court rules that Ireland had breached the rights of a woman with cancer who feared it would relapse if she became pregnant
Dublin archbishop calls for solidarity in face of financial crisis
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin called for the Christian community to be a model of solidarity in order to face the challenges presented by the bleak economic situation
Irishman avoids prison by making pilgrimage
Man convicted of drunken behaviour and verbally abusing a police officer climbed Ireland’s holiest mountain instead of going to prison
Poll: most Irish Catholic women do not feel valued by the Church
Study finds that 74 per cent of Catholic women in Ireland feel that the Church does not treat them with ‘a lot of respect’
Pope ‘could visit Ireland in 2012′
Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland deputy first minister, says he has ‘grounds’ to believe a visit may happen
Travellers set up camp close to Newman beatification site
The travellers, from Ireland, say they hope to be blessed by the Pope but do not have tickets for the Mass
Irish faithful venerate the heart of St Camillus
Thousands pray in front of relic in Killucan, Co Westmeath



Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/05/12
By Luke Coppen