PRESS RELEASE_ 9 March 2017 _ Departing Papal Nuncio Charles Brown failed to consult
Departing Papal Nuncio Charles Brown failed to consult. The retiring Papal Nuncio Charles Brown has had a significant influence on the future of the Irish Catholic Church by his appointment of 10 new Bishops in Ireland's 26 dioceses. However, he altered the existing...
PRESS RELEASE 2 March 2017 It is a scandal that Vatican curia has brought about Marie Collins’ resignation
We are Church Ireland thank Marie Collins for dedicating three years of her life to the promising reforming work of the Vatican Commission for the Protection of Minors. That she felt she has no option but to resign in frustration from the lack of Vatican Curia support...
PRESS RELEASE: 20 January 2017 _ Fr. Tony Flannery should heed words of Pope Francis
Fr. Tony Flannery should heed words of Pope Francis We are Church Ireland fully support Fr. Tony Flannery’s decision to celebrate a public Mass on Sunday on January 22nd in Killimordaly, Co. Galway. This conscientious decision taken by Fr. Flannery on the occasion of...
PRESS RELEASE: 23 DECEMBER 2016 _ Call for CDF to be radically restructured
Call for CDF to be radically restructured. We are Church Ireland welcomes and supports Pope Francis's call for reform of the Vatican Curia to be slimmed down especially when it comes to "offices that are no longer responsive to contingent needs". Based on this...
PRESS RELEASE: 8 APRIL 2016 _‘We have been called to form consciences not replace them’, Pope Francis
PRESS RELEASE 8 APRIL 2016 ‘We have been called to form consciences not replace them’, Pope Francis. We are Church Ireland welcomes the publication of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ - the reflections of Pope Francis on the recommendations of the 2014 and 2015 Synod of the...
PRESS RELEASE: 25 March 2016 _Justice for Worldwide Survivors of Clerical Child Sex Abuse
Justice for Worldwide Survivors of Clerical Child Sex Abuse. Today, Good Friday, members of ‘We are Church Ireland‘ staged a dramatic presentation on Grafton Street, Dublin 2, calling for ‘Justice for Worldwide Survivors of Clerical Child Sex Abuse‘ and for members...
PRESS RELEASE: 11 March 2016 _ Pope Francis – 3 years
Pope Francis – 3 years March 13th 2016 marks the third anniversary of the accession of Cardinal Bergoglio to the Papacy as Pope Francis. His informal address to the assembled crowds in St. Peter’s Square on that historic evening endeared him to the hearts of all...

