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Topic: Ireland
The Eucharistic Congress is promoting the awareness that Irish Catholics are not the only ones that suffer in the world
Posted on Friday, 15 June 2012
The Irish government is going to make it a criminal offence for a priest not to tell the gardai when a sex offender confesses his crime: I say, bring it on
Posted on Friday, 15 June 2012
A few dozen Irish priests in jail will do the Church nothing but good
Only a proper understanding of the priesthood will renew the Irish Church
Posted on Friday, 15 June 2012
Ireland has seen two nasty extremes: fawning over and hatred of priests. The solution lies in rediscovering what the priesthood is about
In Dublin young families are inspired by august intellectuals who don’t mince their words
Posted on Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Parents hear talks by David Quinn on the crisis of the family and John Waters on finding religion (and learning to pray on his knees)
The Congress is flying in the face of modern Irish culture – and is all the better for it
Posted on Tuesday, 12 June 2012
The Irish Church is defying its own reputation, too
Irish Church is on the path to renewal, Church leaders tell pilgrims
Posted on Monday, 11 June 2012
Archbishop Martin welcomes more than 12,000 pilgrims from 120 countries
Pilgrims who have come to Dublin are already re-invigorating Ireland’s faithful
Posted on Monday, 11 June 2012
The 50th International Eucharistic Congress offers us Irish Catholics the chance to re-root our faith
Vatican report hails progress in reform of Irish Church
Posted on Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Investigators say the Church has done an ‘excellent’ job in implementing stricter child protection guidelines
The Irish Church faces yet another test: a widespread loss of faith
Posted on Wednesday, 21 March 2012
The Church in Ireland has finally got to grips with child abuse. Now, as the Apostolic Visitation report makes clear, it faces a new, grave crisis
The Congress has prepared Ireland for a possible papal visit
It has shown we Irish Catholics can put aside our bitterness about abuse and rejoice in what unites all the world’s faithful