On average, parents spent over €836 last year on their children's first Holy Communion. This puts huge financial pressure on families, some of whom resort to money lenders or credit cards to tie them ...

The Archbishop of Dublin has announced a "process of significant change" that will see schools relinquish primary responsibility for the preparation of religious events like First Communion.

CATHOLIC schools want more preparation for Confirmation and Communion to take place outside of the classroom a new survey has found. The Archdiocese of Dublin surveyed 1,800 principals, teachers, ...

An unfortunate shadow has been cast over this week's elevation of Dr Desmond Connell to the post of cardinal in Rome. The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin has criticised the Church of Ireland over its ...

ITALY:AFTER A HARD week pushing for a change in the law to halt his current corruption trial, Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi set his sights even higher at the weekend by demanding the ...