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Need to confess your sins? Wisconsin Catholic Priest develops App to help schedule confession (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:07:44 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A priest in Madison, Wisc. had developed an app that will let his parishioners know when and where he is available to listen to their sins.

Ireland will have no Catholic priests in twenty years predicts a senior cleric (IrishCentral)

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:51:47 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Catholic priests in Ireland will have almost disappeared within the next two decades, a leading cleric has claimed.

Irish woman apologizes in court for false allegations of sexual abuse against Catholic priest (IrishCentral)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:00:23 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Eileen Culloty, of Currow in Killarney, Co Kerry, apologized in the High Court this week for making false allegations of abuse against Fr Liam O’Brien in 2008.

Outspoken Catholic priest Andrew Greeley, who spoke out against child abuse, dies aged 85 (IrishCentral)

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:46:57 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Reverend Andrew M. Greeley, a best selling author, who was vocal about controversial topics within the Catholic church, died on Wednesday aged 85.

Delay First Holy communions until adulthood, says leading Catholic priest (IrishCentral)

Thu, 30 May 2013 04:27:52 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A Portlaoise priest has suggested that First Holy Communion and Confirmations be delayed until adulthood, to prevent the events from becoming hollow moments.

Vatican corrects infallible pope: atheists will still burn in hell (IrishCentral)

Sun, 26 May 2013 05:18:58 PDT

Rev Thomas Rosica, a Vatican spokesman The Vatican has just announced that, despite what Pope Francis said in his homily earlier this week, atheists are still going to hellWhat a relief For a brief moment there it was possible to imagine a brave new world of compassion, generosity and acceptance, not qualities we have come to associate with the Holy See READ MORE

Former Catholic Priest Bill Carney arrested in Britain accused of 32 counts of pedophilia (IrishCentral)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:52:34 PDT

By: MATT KEOUGH

Nearly 30 years after he was originally convicted, former priest Bill Carney has finally been arrested in London. He will soon appear in court to face the charges of sexual abuse made against him, according to the Irish Sun. Having avoided punishment of any sort, and receiving $39,283 from the Catholic Church to leave the priesthood, his case has been called “tragic” and “nothing short of catastrophic.”

Cross dressing Catholic priest and adult store owner to plead guilty to meth dealing ring (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:59:28 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Monsignor Kevin Wallin, a Connecticut priest now being nicknamed Monsignor Meth, is expected to plead guilty next week to participating in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine in Connecticut.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien was turned in by his priest boyfriend (IrishCentral)

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:32:23 PDT

Cardinal Keith O'BrienWhen will this charade ever end? That's the question most people are asking about O'BrienI'm not talking about the duplicitous, vindictive and amoral villain on PBS's Dontown Abbey, although on reflection I suppose I might as well beI'm talking about former Scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien, until last month the most senior Catholic in the United KingdomYesterday morning I involuntarily dropped my spoon into my porridge reading about the real reason for O'Brien's downfall: his ex-boyfriend, a priest, turned him in READ MORE

Catholic priest admits to being married for 14 years - found guilty of sexual assault of teen (IrishCentral)

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:31:30 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A Roman Catholic priest found guilty of the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl has confessed that he was in a secret 14-year marriage with a former parishioner, despite his vow of celibacy.

Vatican invited Cardinal Keith O’Brien to conclave despite knowledge of sexual allegations by Catholic priests (IrishCentral)

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:02:02 PST

Cardinal Keith O'BrienWhen news broke this week that Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, had been accused by four priests of sexual exploitation both his critics and supporters were instantly suspicious of the timingWhy now, they asked? Pope Benedict's dramatic resignation was barely a week old and the papal conclave was already looming How could accusations this damning have come to light just at this moment (especially considering O'Brien had Britain's only vote for Pope)? It was an a reasonable questionThe answer, which came yesterday, probably isn't going to satisfy the conspiracy theorists, but it's a fairly convincing one READ MORE

Time to end celibacy for priests as Catholic Church crisis continues (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:05:41 PST

By: Irish Voice Editorial

The intrigue around the papal conclave reached new heights this week when Irish-born Cardinal Keith O’Brien of Scotland abruptly resigned after allegations of inappropriate behavior made by four priests against him surfaced.

Leading Catholics says no question of excommunication for outspoken priest Father Tony Flannery (IrishCentral)

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:09:37 PST

By: RACHAEL LAIRD

Father Tony Flannery of the Redemptorist, a high profile Irish priest known for his views on issues such as female ordination and homosexuality, refused a Vatican edict to apologize this weekend for some of his positions in order to remain a priest in good standing.

First married Catholic priest ordained in Buffalo, NY under papal celibacy exception rule (IrishCentral)

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:29:11 PST

By: KERRY O’SHEA

John Cornelius, a former Episcopalian priest, will become the first Roman Catholic priest to be ordained despite being both married and a father. The ordination will occur in Buffalo, New York, as is permitted according to 2012 papal exception to the church’s celibacy rule.

The Buffalo News reports on Cornelius’ upcoming ordination, which will be conducted by Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.

Priest under Vatican ban has shocking position on child abuse -- Father Flannery no liberal when it comes to sex abuse issue (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:45:59 PST

Father Tony Flannery (Photo: Limerick Leader)Father Tony Flannery of the Redemptorist Order in Ireland has earned a deserved reputation as a liberal maverick on issues such as female ordination and a role for gays in the churchThis weekend he refused a Vatican edict to apologize for some of his positions in order to remain a priest in good standingFlannery wrote an impassioned essay in the Irish Times explaining why he feared excommunication but he could not live with his conscience and sign the Vatican documentBut it turns out that there is one issue Father Flannery is far from liberal on READ MORE

Irish priest disciplined after claims Jesus never existed in controversial book (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:55:11 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A top priest has been forced to quit a bible teaching job thanks to his work of pulpit fiction which denies the existence of Jesus Christ.

Dissident Irish priest fears excommunication over views on women priests (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:28:02 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Outspoken Irish cleric Father Tony Flannery has admitted he faces excommunication from the church for backing the rights of women to become priests.

The Vatican very happy that Irish bishops mess is being sorted out - Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown skips a generation of leaders (IrishCentral)

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:30:57 PST

Cardinal Sean Brady (center) with Monsignor Eamon Martin (left) and Papal Nuncio Charles Brown (right) on the steps of Armagh Cathedral on Jan 18 2013 The Vatican is moving to completely transform the face of Irish Catholicism led by the dynamic Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles BrownThe New Yorker and Notre Dame grad has quickly worked out a strategy for the Irish church leadership beset by sex abuse cover-up allegationsThat strategy was unveiled in full by the announcement late in the week that Monsignor Eamon Martin of Derry would leapfrog a generation of bishops and would be bishops and become the future leader of the church READ MORE

Irish priest to break silence order from the Vatican at Dublin press conference (IrishCentral)

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:30:24 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Controversial Irish cleric Father Tony Flannery is to defy the Vatican and break his silence on the campaign against him by Catholic Church authorities.

“Monsignor Meth” - Catholic priest dressed as a woman and laundered drug money through his own sex shop (IrishCentral)

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:41:05 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

A Connecticut priest has been charged with helping to run a cross-country methamphetamine distribution ring. Officials also believe his was laundering his drug money through the local sex shop he owned.