Cardinal Dolan called “profoundly ignorant” over ISIS and IRA by fellow cleric; CD and bilingual hymnbook launched in Kilkenny; Moderator's Monaghan Presbytery Tour; C of I cleric offered free haircut in Belfast grooming salon at centre of cheeky poster advertising; ‘Drug proofing your kids’ talk at Larne’s Market Yard; Irish mums spend an average of €700 on a child’s First Holy Communion; Lurgan church’s service to mark Glenavon Football Club’s 125th Anniversary; A Taste of Tabernacles; Mothers Union - Women in focus in March; Neglecting your elderly relatives is a mortal sin, says Pope Francis; Media digest
Irish Methodist Haiti Visit a Spiritual and Practical Success; Battle to save Drogheda church intensifies as petition goes to Rome; Derry and Donegal Presbytery review past year of ministry; New Dean Of Kilmore - Revd Nigel Crossey; Belfast recital by Westminster Abbey organist James O’Donnell; Down & Dromore Mothers’ Union Festival Service; Cardiff vicar recognised by Prime Minister for ‘Making Music Changing Lives’ project; ‘Learn’ resource for elders is a game changer for the Kirk; Pope Francis approves legal framework for Vatican financial reform; Media digest
Cardinal Timothy Dolan compares Islamic State to Irish Republican Army; Former St Fin Barre’s Chorister wins Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition; ‘I love telling the stories of Jesus’ - preaching workshop leader; New diocesan secretary for Cork; British Ambassador to Address St Patrick’s Cathedral Patronal Service; Tony Ward, speaker at Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving for the Gift of Sport; Girl Guides to celebrate body confidence on International Women’s Day; Bishop’s Effecting Change seminar series; The calendar that blossomed into a floral tribute to a special father; United Reformed Church launches creative new mission model; Rowan Williams on Christian response to suffering in World War II - Radio 4 this Sunday; Media digest
Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise 100 exhibition at Linen Hall Library, Belfast; ’The Villain's Vicar' to speak in Belfast; Concern about Church of Ireland views on 'conscience clause’; Irish Church should turn attention to austerity policies - TU leader; Volunteer cathedral verger meets Prince Edward; Mícheál Ó’Súilleabháin Concert to raise funds for restoration of Glandore Church; Story of Joymount Church - without the walls of Carrickfergus; We will never know why minister died in diving accident, expert tells inquest; US priest to Irish safeguarding meeting: Church not haven for abusers; Seeds sown for food justice movement in Scotland; Christian Aid calls on governments to keep their promise to women and girls; Media digest
Gift wrapped cathedral promotes blood and organ donation; First Q Commons Dublin Encourages Participants to Examine Faith and Society; Cancer treatment pioneer to address Newtownards Men’s Fellowship; Importance of Friendship Highlighted at Mothers’ Union Breakfast; Lenten Lunches for charity in Whitehead; New canon of Down; Rare stained glass window returned after 40 years; Derry rector instituted; GB Churches call for urgent review of benefit sanctions; Christian politics is not about defending Judeo-Christian values - Rowan Williams; WCC condemns attacks against a mosque and Christian centre; Media digest
Freedom of the City: Dublin rolls out the red carpet for Brother Kevin Crowley; Methodist East Belfast Mission wins major housing award; Online Lantern slides connect C of I with Celtic past and world mission in 1930’s; Desmond Hunter to give Armagh Cathedral organ recital; Carrickfergus venue for 101st Irish National Christian Endeavour Convention; Feedback from C of I commission on bishops; Lisburn team at opening of new staff block in Luwero school, Uganda; Celebrate Wales but beware of nationalism, says Archbishop; Malcolm Boyd dies at 91; priest brought prayer to the streets; The Pope Emeritus experiment is working; Media digest
Relationship Building Vital in Responding to Global Poverty - Dublin workshop; Archbishop Martin opens Ireland's First National Safeguarding Conference; Spring Issue of ‘Search’; Forgiveness under the spotlight in Cookstown; Claim same-sex marriage is 'human right' rejected - State body accused of ‘misleading’ on debate; Dean of St Paul’s warns Church of England over ‘toxic’ views on gays; Cause opens for Englishman who led the Order of Malta; Charity appeals for money for the children of 21 Coptic martyrs; Media Digest
IFA & Methodist Mission’s NI Street League Football Relaunch; Larne Churches Provide Civic Lead; Balmoral First for Methodist Circuit; The Dining Room Celebrates First Year of Serving the Community; Corrymeela 50th anniversary service in Coventry Cathedral; Portlaoise Solemn Novena marks parish church’s 50 years; Celebrity Organ Recital in St Patrick’s Cathedral; Fr Tony Flannery at the ACI Meeting in Belfast – Can the Catholic Church Survive in Ireland?; Freedom of the City to be given to two former church leaders; Growing a Food Justice Movement in Scotland; Media digest
Bishops Daly and Mehaffey to be granted the freedom of Derry city; Irish Presbyterian Church calls for reasonable accommodation in matters of conscience; Adoption agency: 'We don't answer to Catholic Church’; Just 16% of Belfast Catholics go to Mass, says diocese survey; ‘We have to climate change-proof society,' Prof John Sweeney at inter-church climate justice event; Quiz fan instituted as rector; Canon Musgrave: Esteemed clergyman was honoured for work in the community; U2 band members pay respects to 'travelling pastor’; Alexander McCall Smith book signing for church’s homeless shelter; Media Digest
Portadown Presbyterian Church back to square one in its search for a new minister; Proposed NI conscience clause - Changing Attitudes Ireland and Amnesty International comment; Education Authority: NI's new schools body prepares to start work in April; £1m a week spent on welfare benefits for drug addicts and the obese in NI; Dr Rowan Williams on RTE’s Meaning of Life this Sunday; Mother of two appointed Chaplain to Cork C of I home; I’m not sure if I will go back, says missionary shot by Congo bandits; Police spoke to Ballynahinch church ‘threat’ texter; Golf and Munro bagging fundraising drive for CrossReach and Christian Aid; Media digest
'Gay cake row': Catholic Church supports DUP conscience clause; Cork soup kitchen offers free communion clothes; DUP's William McCrea spent 30 hours a week as clergyman; U2's 'travelling pastor' passes away at home; Pope Francis to be represented at Anniversary; Celebrations for Historic Belfast Church; Puppet Training Day; Moderator's Time for Reflection at Holyrood; Archbishop of Canterbury on gays: 'Who am I to judge them for their sins, if they have sins?'
Archbishops of Dublin Join Jesuits in Remembering Venerable Fr John Sullivan SJ; Call time on always celebrating with drink in hand - Archbishop; Maud Kells returns to Northern Ireland; Rugby Pundit, George Hook, speaks at Lent Men’s Breakfast; 250th Anniversary of Connor parish; Hindus urge Pope Francis to discipline Londonderry priest for warning against risks involved in yoga; Training of layman for ministry reignites church row; Confusion over ‘threat’ to burn down Ballynahinch dispute church; One in six Irish prison deaths is by suicide; Archbishop Welby meets and prays with Birmingham youth workers; Archbishop’s of Canterbury’s comments on the Living Wage; Media digest
C of I Bishop to offer Good Friday stations in railway stations; Archbishop Eames opens Lenten Wednesdays in Dundela; DUP rejects blame for homophobic attacks; Yoga leads to Satan, says Derry priest; Stolen god statue found by soldiers; Tom Elliott MLA Backs Priest On Traveller Wedding Call; Review of Small Primary Schools: Empty desks no longer a threat; Uncertainty in wording of ‘marriage equality’ Bill seriously threatens Constitution; Lambeg churches to visit the Holy Land; Archbishop of Canterbury begins visit Birmingham; Put the new evangelisation on hold - Catholic Herald
European Church representatives meet in Belfast; Belfast man will welcome Queen for this year’s Royal Maundy service in Sheffield; Church leaders should acknowledge their contribution to homophobia - C of I group; 'I have to lock our church doors every day to stop drug addicts shooting up' - priest; Dublin Inter-parish Evensong ; On the Front Line – C of I Evangelical Fellowship Day Conference; Medical tribute to Connor rector; Bishop: Ireland in ‘danger’ of ‘groupthink’ over same-sex marriage; Down and Connor Priest dismissed from orders; C of E Secretary General To Step Down; Media Coverage
Protestant and Catholic church leaders plan Northern Ireland's first multi-faith school; Could Liverpool's Hope Academy be the model for mixed faith schools of Northern Ireland's future; Initial C of I response to Minister on smaller rural schools; Prison, printers and praise: The Moderator's Dromore Presbytery Tour; Scottish bishops band together to boost full-time ordination training; Religious violence "a defining issue of our generation" - David Porter to WCC; Germany’s richest diocese has greater assets than the Vatican; Media digest
Year of prayer launched in Derry diocese; Linkage Agreement between C of I College of Education and Dublin City University; Meath and Kildare diocese fighting poverty and leprosy with sandals; New Development Officer to Assist Parishes With Ideas for Ministry; Belfast inter-faith forum to discuss religious intolerance; Christina Baxter welcomed back to annual Quiet Day for Down & Dromore; Armagh raises £20,000 for hospices; Dublin Service Of Prayer For Young People; From Qatar to Cork - lay reader licensed; Broad welcome for package of measures to sustain small schools; Media digest
Irish Healing team for Bolivia; Lisburn team leaves today for another phase of service in Uganda; Archbishop Eamon Martin launches new Facebook page for Lent 2015; CPSMA welcomes announcement by Minister O’Sullivan concerning sustainable school communities; St Mary’s Cathedral Limerick lunchtime concerts; Mission in Northern Ireland 2015 focus for Queen’s Chaplaincy 60th anniversary; Graham Kings named mission theologian in the Anglican Communion; WCC mourns the killing of Egyptian Christians; Archbishop of Egypt’s statement on murder of Coptic Christians; Pope Francis hails murdered Coptic Christians as martyrs; C of E Bishops pastoral letter on 2015 General Election; Media digest
Local contributors to Q Commons Dublin announced - part of international dialogue in 70 cities ; Malahide and Portmarnock inter-church Lent 2015 Programme; Dalkey Inter–Church Lent Series; Flute Band concert among events to celebrate St Aidan’s anniversary; Pope's man in Ireland oversees a quiet revolution; Gay marriage: interchurch groups call for yes vote in referendum; Church of England to begin sexuality 'conversations’; Archbishop of Canterbury responds to murders in Denmark, Libya and Nigeria; Moderator invites Pope to Scotland at Vatican meeting; Media digest
New group for Irish religious people who support same-sex marriage ; Summer Madness announce their St Patrick’s Peace Party; Army Chaplains' Roadshow Rolls into Belfast; New bishop appeals for reconciliation in first Limerick sermon; Four new multi-denominational schools to open by September; Archbishop's speech on 70th anniversary of Dresden bombing; Down Hope Builders trip to Uganda; Media digest
Bishop encouraged by Stormont Executive stand on teacher training college; Belfast Cathedral Course On Christian Ethics; Meet the bees that are pollinating Limerick city from their church tower home; Lottery Fund boost for world's oldest Methodist chapel; C of E resources on shared conversations on scripture, mission and sexuality published; Mothers’ Union is working with local Dioceses to provide for 15,000 displaced people in Iraq; Media digest
Apostolic Nuncio visits St Killian’s College, Garron Tower; Irish Language Bill is ‘lifted from PIRA aims’ - C of I cleric; Kids' Crew Volunteers Wanted for major PCI event; Has Martin McGuinness blocked John O’Dowd’s proposed abolition of the Catholic certificate?; Church of Scotland ‘challenge poverty Sunday’; Pilgrim Course addressing “urgent task” for the church – Archbishop of Canterbury; Media digest - Irish and GB sources
15,000 victims of rape and sexual assault receiving support in NI; NUI Galway Study on violence against women world-wide ; Archbishop Diarmuid Martin 'appalled' by religious order delays; Church body ‘disappointed’ at tardy compliance by orders; Plan to draw up sanctions for bishops in abuse cases; C of I bishop at 150th anniversary of US Anglican order; Methodist Mission’s Puddleducks win best nursery award; C of I clerical appointments; GB Churches launch flagship credit union; Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Lent Message 2015; Media digest
Share Jesus with 'joy and delight' - Archbishop of Canterbury; Archbishop Warda addresses Synod about the persecution of Christians in Iraq; Seven religious orders audited by child safety watchdogs have 'considerable work' to do; Archbishop Martin speaks on child protection; NI transport chief quits post to answer religious calling; No campaign to close Catholic teaching college: Farry; John O'Dowd: Catholic primary teaching requirement 'should go’; Church’s Ministry of Healing Quiet Day; David Tennant - Former Moderator's joy at TV accolade for son; Lord Williams appointed President of Church Army; Media digest
Black Santa Gives €35,000 To Local Charities From Record Dublin Sit Out; €500k bid to restore Cork church under way; Fundraising efforts heating up at St. Aengus Church, Burt; Church hands over €2.3m in six Limerick properties to State; R.T Kendall to speak at Belfast Conference; People avoid Big Issue sellers - Moderator C of S; Social action core to heart and mission of Church of England, national survey shows; Pope Francis surprises residents of a shanty town; Media review
Descendancy : the decline of Irish Protestantism; Dubs jilt church weddings - the county you live in can impact your marriage plans; Methodist Belfast mission’s Kirk House Wins Prestigious Dementia Award; McAleese critical of Pope over comments on smacking children; What would Groucho Marx say of these Church elders?; Conflict in the Congregation - Opportunity and Danger; Conscience clause 'gay cake' case leads to wider debate over rights and values; UK anti-Semitism hit record level in 2014, report says
30 million euro transformation of St Mel’s Cathedral Longford; Praising God through music hits the right note; Musical conversations theme for Armagh organ recital; Training for the ministry of healing; East Belfast: Majority believe nationalists have fared better; Moderator experiences life as a Big Issue vendor; New canon for Christ Church, Dublin; Archbishop Eamon Martin welcomes letter from Pope Francis to bishops on Protection of Minors
Hidden pages of World War 1 - successful seminar at St Patrick’s Cathedral; Ashers court action ‘completely over the top’ - incoming Presbyterian Moderator; Religious orders blame property crash for redress shortfall; Kerygma Choir strikes a chord; Global Poverty and Our Response – Dublin and Glendalough Training Event; Dungarvan piano recital - a first; Archbishop of Canterbury: Companies should pay ‘fair share’ of tax; Church launches event to promote Gaelic language; Safer Internet Day 2015; Media digest
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book 2015: In God’s Hands by Desmond Tutu; Presbyterian moderator Ian McNie 'would have concerns about woman leader’; We need to get an insight into the culture of small schools - Principal of the C of I College of Education; Teacher training in Northern Ireland 'a racket', says Employment Minister as he reveals cuts; Belfast’s 4 Corners Festival in full swing; Ex-BBC journalist Martina Purdy joins fellow nuns at Armagh Mass; Youth Leaders go on Weekend Retreat to Kerry; Restoration of Belfast's ‘Methodist Cathedral’ begins; New Royal School of Church Music festival service book commemorates Magna Carta; Court rules US Episcopal diocese and churches can keep property; Media digest
Ballymoney Minister is next Moderator; 12 Dioceses – 12 Hours: C of I Youth Department’s Day of Prayer for Young People; Cleric baffled by false gay rumours; Government prejudged marriage referendum, says bishop of Elphin; ‘Homeless Jesus’ statue gifted to people of Ireland; Church Human Resources Policies Development; C of I Submission on Abortion Consultation NI; £186,000 distributed from Belfast Cathedral Christmas Sitout; Mothers’ Union support for Marriage Week 2015; Bishop Heather Cook was suspected of being drunk at her consecration; Cuba to get its first Catholic church since Castro; Media Digest
Northern Ireland abortion law can be challenged, court rules; Church of Ireland won’t take stance on gay marriage vote; New commercial religious radio show aims to span denominations; Bishop of Waterford & Lismore appointed by Pope Francis; Catholic Church gives up €42m in land deal for victims; Priests create network to attract US industry to Ireland; Call for unionists to defend Stranmillis college; C of E apps for Lent; Influential Church of England evangelical comes out as gay; Media digest