Brothers Fionn (4) and Aidan Lockett (2) from Grangegorman, Dublin present copies of ‘Feeling the Heat', a Trócaire research paper on the impact of climate change in the developing world, to Minister for the Environment, Alan Kelly TD. Photo: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

Tacloban city is getting back on its feet after the devastation of last year’s super storm, writes Caoimhe de Barra

Ireland is witnessing the “death rattle” of Christendom

Decision by Equality Commission described as bizarre

A British doctor has been ordered to appear in court accused of planning an abortion based on the sex of the unborn baby. Dr Prabha Sivaraman was one of two medics recorded allegedly agreeing to arrange terminations because of the gender of the foetus in a Telegraph investigation in 2012. Dr Sivaraman from South Yorkshire…

Family of Catholic schools fear division and loss of high quality education

The president of the Nigerian bishops’ conference said his country’s government could defeat the Boko Haram Islamist militant group if it could muster the same political will it found to fight Ebola. Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos suggested that the government could end the group’s attacks on Christians and civilians if it really wanted to.…

Pope Francis’ visit meant to reconcile rather than divide

Bishop Denis Nulty pictured with the Poor Clare community in Graiguecullen, Co. Carlow on the occasion of the election of a new Mother Abbess, Sr Rosario.