Tag: Catholic church

Ireland has voted by an overwhelming majority to relax its constitutional restrictions on divorce, the latest in a series of…

Former pope Benedict XVI (pictured) has argued that child abuse in the Catholic Church was caused in part by the…

The archbishop of Lyon has announced his resignation after being given a six-month suspended jail term for failing to report…

Pope Francis (pictured) has acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, saying the Catholic Church had “been…

The Vatican says human bones were found during renovation work near its Italian embassy, reviving speculation about an enduring Catholic…

Ireland has voted to ditch a “medieval” constitutional ban on blasphemy and re-elect its distinctly diminutive 77-year-old president, Michael Higgins…

The former western Irish mother and baby home where as many as 796 children were buried in the 20th century…

Dublin council has voted overwhelmingly to block the sale of the former Magdalene laundry on Sean McDermott Street, the final…

More than 9,200 people have signed a petition calling on Dublin City Council to halt its plans to sell off…

Ireland has voted by a landslide to reform its tough abortion laws, rejecting the advice of the Catholic Church.  An…

A Hong Kong cardinal who has spearheaded opposition to the Vatican’s rapprochement with China has called for help from Catholic…

Spain’s defence ministry has sparked a row in the secular state by ordering all military sites to fly the flag…

Cities across Poland saw large protests (pictured) to oppose a tightening of abortion laws. Poland already has some of the…

Germany has marked 500 years since reformer Martin Luther nailed his “95 theses” to a church door, marking the start…

The rift has shone light on the Knights of Malta. Source: Wikimedia   A Maltese chivalric order has dismissed as…