Dear Editor, Your columnist David Quinn’s assertion that “faith, morality and politics are inextricably linked” (Cost of separating faith and politics IC 29/5/14) is correct. Catholics and other Christians need to recognise that who you vote into political power or who controls media-spin, controls society and shapes Irish society to their value system. Catholics need…
Breaching human rights in Sudan
Dear Editor, The global opprobrium resulting from the sentence of death by hanging handed down to Meriam Yahia Ibrahim in Sudan for refusing to repudiate her Christian faith seemingly has had an impact. The Sudanese government are giving indications the sentence will be set aside and she will be released. However, there is no indication…
Syrian Christians driven from Raqqa
Islamists tighten grip on city
Pakistan ‘bans Christian travel’ to South Asia
Country attempting to stem asylum flood
COMECE laments ‘One of Us’ veto
Bishops call on Christians not to be discouraged
Rome sends ‘meeting’ message to Moscow Patriarch
Pope Francis sent a personal message regarding "a meeting" to Russian Patriarch Kirill during his official visit to the Holy Land, it has been reported. According to sources in Moscowís Synodal Department for External Relations and quoted by AsiaNews, the message, communicating the Pontiffís willingness to meet ìat any placeî was passed informally via Msgr…
‘Tuam did not happen in a vacuum’
Soul-searching on our dark past is overlooking some key points
In the dock
A history of marginalising the most vulnerable
Volunteers bring ‘five star’ service to the homeless
Radisson Hotel brings food and smiles to Capuchin Day Centre
Irishwoman ‘honoured’ with lead role at Vatican peace event
Co. Wicklow native opened peace invocation

Paul Keenan