Pope Francis adresses hundreds of delegates on the importance of family, writes David Quinn in Rome
David Quinn
Church played a vital role in the fall of the Berlin Wall
Irish people are still not familiar enough with the reality of life under communism, writes David Quinn
Memo to politicians: promote marriage!
A new report shows how little we needed the children’s rights referendum after all, writes David Quinn
False mercy increases human suffering
Its not only the Church that has to balance mercy and standards properly, writes David Quinn
Gay Byrne gets it badly wrong on the subject of euthanasia
Making suicide more acceptable is the wrong signal to send young people, writes David Quinn
Synod on the Family must ally pastoral care to some good teaching
Many people don’t know or understand the Church’s moral standards, writes David Quinn
Time for Church leaders to help students who have been silenced in our colleges
Universities are becoming cold places for pro-life students, writes David Quinn
Only an impoverished society turns its back on the contemplative life
Secular individualism is the biggest threat to religious life in Ireland, writes David Quinn
Pressure is on to repeal our pro-life amendment
Changing our Constitution will introduce a permissive regime of abortion, writes David Quinn
Catholic schools are very welcoming towards Muslims
Allowing Muslim girls to wear a headscarf respects their beliefs while in no way compromising the ethos of a Catholic school, says David Quinn