Irish voters supported overwhelmingly last week a daily broadcast of the "Angelus Bells" on national broadcasting network RTE. In a centuries-old custom, Church bells have rung daily across Europe at ...

At 12 noon and six in the evening the Angelus bells ring out across Ireland's air waves. News bulletins must wait until a minute past the hour to allow for the devotional Catholic prayer, recited in ...

Right, let us pause for the Angelus, my father would say, the fork-full of beans on toast suspended midway to my mouth, my younger brother kicking me under the table. And so we paused. Froze.

Today the Angelus bells fall silent to mark Good Friday. Damien Corless looks back at the history of an Irish institution The Angelus Today, Good Friday, and tomorrow, Holy Saturday, the Angelus bells ...

The one-minute of Catholic prayer that precedes the main news on Irish state television is an everyday reminder of the traditional place of the church in the country. But last week "The Angelus" ...

A chara, – Gary Doyle (Letters, September 3rd) objects to the playing of the Angelus on RTÉ radio and television. RTÉ broadcasts sports reports which take up a far greater part of broadcast time. I ...

In 2017, I want not just to criticise but to admire occasionally. When something is worth appreciation, it ought to be recognised. Let me begin with the Angelus bell, which marks out a handful of ...

At 12 noon and six in the evening the Angelus bells ring out across Ireland's air waves. News bulletins must wait until a minute past the hour to allow for the devotional Catholic prayer, recited in ...

A statue of the Virgin Mary stands in a corner at the site of a former institution where unwed mothers and their children were housed in brutal conditions between 1925 and 1961 in Tuam, Ireland.

Madam, - John Rochfort (March l2th) complains about the Angelus broadcast by RTÉ. He seems to be offended by the fact that it "is a prayer of the Roman Catholic Church". Might I suggest that he offers ...