Final document completed

Condemned woman had sheltered in US embassy

The slow pace of political agreement in Iraq threatens all

Suspect appears before US court

The Catholic community in Bangladesh has been left shaken by a vicious attack on a religious congregation in the country. Details of the July 7 attack have only recently emerged, but it has drawn condemnation from the Church locally for the brutality of an incident which saw up to 60 men attack the Catholic mission…

Country takes another step towards sharia law

Pontiff urges peaceful solution to crisis

Politicians and Church leaders have united to condemn the widespread silence from the Irish media and Government about the ethnic cleansing of Iraq’s ancient Christian community. As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) tightened its control of the northern city of Mosul this week, ordering the last remaining Christians to convert or flee,…

Pontiff contacts Israeli-Palestinian presdients