Once again the Church finds itself in the firing line, this time over how it ran mother and baby homes in the past

There is an appalling double standard at work

The Church shouldn’t be afraid to speak to Massgoers about politics

Persecution of Christians is not a fashionable cause

Some remain ‘deaf and blind’ to Church safeguarding efforts

When Archbishop Diarmuid Martin appeared on Today with Sean O’Rourke last week, O’Rourke asked him whether or not he believed in Hell. The context for the question was a recent warning by Pope Francis to the Mafia that unless they changed their ways they were in danger of going to Hell. Archbishop Martin answered: “I…

Rome would be prudent to delay any papal trip here

The late Pontiff began a process of renewal

We have now lost the plot

Standing up to opponents just got harder