Religious communities face violent attack in their work, writes Paul Keenan

British Christians feel under pressure to hide their faith at work, according to the largest public consultation ever conducted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.  Almost 2,500 people took part in the survey on their experiences of religion and belief in the workplace and as the recipients of services.  The survey took place against…

Manhattan’s parade was embroiled in controversy again, writes Michael W. Higgins

Schools are places of ‘security and shelter’

The priest who presided at the funeral of Tony Fenton has spoken of how the legendary DJ returned to his faith in his final days. Fr Brendan Kealy, whose friendship with Fenton stretches back to before he became a priest, told The Irish Catholic the radio presenter received the sacraments and became a daily communicant…

The bishops have called for a renewed global commitment to protect freedom of religion and to stop the “brutal persecution” of minorities. In a joint statement this week the bishops said the “denial of the freedom of conscience and religion” is a “truly global crisis” which had led to “violent conflict, loss of life, forced…

Bishop Kevin Doran issued a clarification following a controversial interview on Newstalk last week. Bishop Doran admitted that some of the words and examples he had used were not “chosen as carefully as in a prepared address”, but said that some of his comments had been “misquoted or quoted out of context in further media…

A high-profile group of clergy and lay faithful from various Christian denominations have raised concerns that the introduction of same-sex marriage could lead to the violation of religious freedom here. The cross-denominational group, led by Catholic Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin and Church of Ireland Bishop Ferran Glenfield of Kilmore, warned that service providers, such…

Leading constitutional experts have supported journalist Bruce Arnold’s call for the coming referendums on marriage and the presidency to be postponed. Speaking on RTĖ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Arnold said it is “intemperate and overzealous” of the Government to push ahead with the referendums when the Supreme Court has not yet ruled in the Jordan case…