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The next pontiff must continue the 'revolution' started by Pope Francis, a group of Irish priests seeking reform of the Catholic Church said this weekend.
The disgraced former Bishop of Ferns, who resigned from his position during a clerical abuse scandal in which he failed to ...
Bishop Brendan Comiskey, who resigned following claims he failed to deal properly with child sexual abuse allegations, has ...
A TRIO of singing priests dubbed a global musical phenomenon after signing a record deal have hung up their mics.  In 2008, Irish musician Liam Bradley set out to find a version of ...
Glasgow Celtic, British soccer’s first winners of the European Cup in 1967 were formed by an Irish Catholic priest Brother Walfrid. The Catholic faith is indelibly associated with the club ...
The Monaghan native retreated from public life following the publication of the damning Ferns Report which outlined a ...
It criticised Comiskey for his failure to get accused priests in his diocese to step ... in the diocese but failed to take action. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date ...
The disgraced former Bishop of Ferns Brendan Comiskey has died, aged 89. The Monaghan native retreated from public life ...