A packed Ambassador laughing as Ali McGraw died in Love Story. Ah, those were the days
In a Word ... Retreat
Pope apologises to Blackrock College abuse survivors David Ryan and his late brother Mark
‘What stood out was his sincerity, his empathy,’ says Ryan, who was abused as a child
David Ryan’s papal audience followed participation in 2022 radio documentary
Blackrock Boys broadcast led to hundreds of testimonies involving some of State’s best known schools
Some Catholic teaching is ‘rancid’ and needs updating, says Mary McAleese
A bunch of celibate male bishops will not make required changes, says former president
Abuse survivor David Ryan to put ‘tough questions’ to Pope Leo XIV during private audience
Former Blackrock College pupil says he intends to ask ‘tough questions about how the Catholic Church pushed the abuse issue under the carpet for so long’
Keith and Mick, 82; Ringo, 85; Iggy, 78. So much for the warnings about rock’n’roll
In a Word ... Distraught
Ireland’s largest mosque to reopen in time for Ramadan after nine-month hiatus
Judge recuses himself in court case related to Islamic Cultural Centre’s operator
In a Word ... Killeagh
Even in St Peter’s Square, the town was the first thing that came to mind when I met those nice people from Cork
Nostradamus’s predictions for 2026: what does it mean for the war in Ukraine?
Of course, all of it depends on whose interpretation (if any) you choose to believe
Archbishop Eamon Martin ‘saddened’ by online Christian commentators ‘armed for battle’
Catholic Primate of Ireland: Christians who dismiss others because of perceived differences ‘particularly disappointing’
The first quarter of the 21st century is nearly over. How quaint the millennium bug feels now
In a Word ... Retrospect
‘I’m an honorary Irishman now – a black Paddy’: Nigerian priest on his ‘reverse mission’ to Mayo
Fr Victor Akongwale describes himself as ‘a Catholic of Irish descent, as Nigeria is’
Mother a God: how Mary and Joseph found room at the inn
Mary was convinced the inn keeper had turned them away because they were from Nazareth