The Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Society is inviting nominations for the 2015 Hugh O’Flaherty International Humanitarian Award as part of the 8th annual memorial weekend in honour of the Monsignor, which will take place from Friday October 30 to Sunday November 1 in Killarney, Co. Kerry. Msgr O’Flaherty was dubbed the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican…

The North’s Justice Minister has been accused of “the worst form of discrimination” against unborn children with disabilities, following his recommendation for abortion in cases of life-limiting conditions. Following a public consultation process, Minister David Ford has proposed legislating for abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality, but not in cases of rape or incest.…

Mourne Abbey ‘won’t be found wanting’ – parish priest

Talks on Colombia’s future reach a dangerous crossroads, writes Paul Keenan

Everyone walks away from the confrontation unscathed writes John L. Allen

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, the founder and CEO of the global child hunger charity Mary’s Meals, has been named as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world for 2015, in recognition of his charity’s work in setting up school feeding projects in some of the world’s poorest communities.

For the first time in its history, the Archdiocese of Dublin is making documents from its archive digitally available to researchers throughout the world. The documents are taken from the papers and diaries of Dublin priest, Canon Francis Gleeson, chaplain to the Munster Fusiliers in World War I. On the evening before an attack by…

Staff Reporter Independent TD Mattie McGrath (pictured) has said that a Garda Representative Association statement which has called for a ‘yes’ vote in the same-sex marriage referendum is almost unparalleled in its politicisation of the Gardaí. Deputy McGrath made his comments as the association general secretary PJ Stone implied that those who vote no are…