Catholic Church

Rite & Reason: As John F Kennedy put it: ‘Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind’

Timely collection covers a range of topics from gothic fiction to poetry and women of the diaspora

Christian Politeness and Counsels for Youth was published in Dublin by the Irish Christian Brothers for the instruction of lower-class Catholic boys like me

Cork-based Jean Grainger writes Irish historical fiction books, popular in the US among the diaspora

The Irish Film Censor’s Office cut some of the greatest lines in cinema, to the dismay of the last censor, John Kelleher

Christian Brothers’ ‘morally bankrupt and totally unfair’ approach to victims criticised by judge in case of Liam Coughlan (90)

Family experience in Co Down brings Monty Python to mind

Fr Schmitz, the social media star, digital evangelist and Catholic chaplain, attracts youth groups, culture warriors and apolitical people seeking some form of healing at the National Stadium

Massgoers in Dublin share their views on immigration. For some, the issue is personal

Rite & Reason: A new mural at the cathedral was commissioned by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, retired archbishop of New York, and is by the American artist Adam Cvijanovic

Co Waterford native left a legacy of compassion and support for the vulnerable on Leeside

A timely first draft of history for future scholars examining Catholic Ireland’s eclipse

Television: The simple stories unpacked here depict an Ireland that has undergone huge upheavals

Truth Recovery Independent Panel says claims made against ‘Sister Z’, now deceased, merit ‘special attention’ at upcoming inquiry

Television: Fascinating story of an Irishman who became a pioneering advocate for the downtrodden in the US but was quietly written out of the history of his homeland

Traditionalists have ‘irregular canonical situation’ with Rome, says Dún Laoghaire priest

Rite & Reason: The design of the flag was part of a collaboration involving French artist Arsène Heitz, who worked for the Council of Europe

Ultra-traditionalist right-wing Society of St Pius X was established in 1970 and ‌denies key Church teachings

A decline in the number of boy choristers at St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School in Dublin has led to a recruitment drive

Rite & Reason: To hear that your baby may not make it even to birth is utterly shattering

I used to work for the Phoenix, and I felt its lash plenty of times in recent years. I always thought: fair enough

After his resounding byelection victory in Makerfield, what is the so-called King of the North’s vision for the UK if he unseats Keir Starmer as prime minister?

Former president compares AI to the ‘garbage’ people were fed by Church and State at the time she was growing up

Eamon Maher profiles a French author whose work echoes John McGahern and inspired Colum McCann

Eamon Martin praises contribution of immigrants and says racism is a ‘grave sin’

Rite & Reason: A recent report found that 18 per cent of the Republic’s Catholics were born elsewhere. Far from their threatening the old culture, as xenophobes so often suggest, they are keeping it alive

Lamb’s enlightening book prompts optimism

Most of the allegations referred to incidents said to have occurred between 1960 and 1989

Pontiff is also due to meet survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in the Spanish Catholic church

About ‌1.2 ​million people fill Plaza de Cibeles and the surrounding areas of Spanish capital, Vatican says

Leo XVI will become the first pope to address the Spanish parliament

Catholic education should not be forced on people

Body snatching was a constant fear, as newly interred remains would be dug up and sold to medical students for study purposes

Rite and Reason: Magnifica Humanitas considers what it might mean to safeguard the best parts of being human in the time of artificial intelligence

All schools should be free to pursue their own ethos

If you ask about the religious aspect of the day then it is often brushed off as naive or beside the point

A new way of doing things helped lift Ireland out of the doldrums in the 1980s. We need another today

To be suddenly presented with a choice, to not do something I had been doing every Sunday of my life, felt distinctly weird

First encyclical from Pope Leo XIV comes as fears of AI’s power grow

In landmark encyclical, pontiff compares AI to nuclear power and urges global rules grounded in conscience and responsibility