An Irish government minister has warned that Catholicism’s prohibition on women priests is “brazen discrimination” and could bring about the Church’s “slow death”.

The new Bishop of Clogher in Ireland has said that one of his first priorities will be to address the declining number of priests in his diocese, writes Sarah Mac Donald.

Best-selling author and conservative thinker Rod Dreher has urged the Irish laity not to passively wait for their bishops to “get their act together” but to speak out and defend the faith themselves.

A proposal to change the name of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda to remove all religious references has sparked protests by those who want to preserve the facility’s link with the Medical Missionaries of Mary, the religious congregation who set the hospital up.

Women who worked in Ireland's Magdalene laundries have won their long-running battle to have their applications reassessed

As abortion services were rolled out across Ireland, the Bishop of Elphin hit out at Catholic politicians who had promoted abortion

Archbishop Martin says the Irish people have been 'disenfranchised' from the Brexit debate

Ireland’s most senior bishop has appealed to the faithful this Christmas to remember the suffering of Christians of Iraq persecuted at the hands of Islamic State (IS) because of their beliefs, writes Sarah Mac Donald.

Pope Francis has responded to the letter about the Tuam mother and baby home scandal which the Irish minister for children, Katherine Zappone, handed to him in Dublin in August, writes Sarah Mac Donald.

The new Bishop of Clogher has expressed his concern over the impact of a possible hard Brexit (with customs controls) on his cross-border diocese, stressing that his flock are anxious for a “soft” Brexit to be secured, writes Sarah Mac Donald.

Legislation for the Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Bill which will allow abortions up to 12 weeks gestation is going through parliament

Church leaders in Ireland called on politicians to “weigh their words carefully” as initial negotiations for the UK to leave the EU drew to a close, writes Sarah Mac Donald.

The Association of Catholic Priests is pressing bishops for a national assembly to address the crisis in the Irish Church and to discuss reform.