How can we represent human madness? It is not an easy question to answer but there are some places in the world which can give an answer. Auschwitz and Birkenau for example, the most-notorious Nazi concentration camps saw one of the greatest tragedies in human history. Two places where you can find terror in the…

Archbishop Pietro Parolin, the Vaticanís new Secretary of State, has assumed his post after a period of recuperation from illness. Archbishop Parolin was installed as Secretary of State in absentia on October 15 when an unexpected surgical procedure forced him to remain in hospital. Following his release, the archbishop took time in the city of…

Dominicans offering a free event for young people aged 12-17 years

Mark Zimmermann reflects on the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death

The unprecedented consultative document, sent out in preparation for a 2014 meeting of the world’s bishops, is available online on diocesan websites.

America’s State Department has officially designated Boko Haram as a ‘terrorist’ organisation. The move has implications for how the United States and its military can now engage with the radical Islamist group in its global ‘war on terror’ and may signal an increase in the assistance offered to the Nigerian government in combating the group…

“You are not alone and will never be alone.” Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, addressing survivors of super-typhoon Haiyan as he announced a Day of Lament and Hope for the Philippines November 16.   “A mass exodus is taking place, on a biblical scale. In some places, there is a real danger that Christianity…

The parliamentary inquiry into the mishandling of abuse by the Catholic Church in the Australian state of Victoria has issued a report scathing of the local Church. Betrayal of Trust, the final report of the cross-party inquiry, launched in 2012, covers incidents of abuse by clergy from 1960 to 1985 and details what inquiry chairwoman…

Bishop Treanor commissioned the external independent review of Down & Connor in December 2012.

India – A Catholic in Kerala whose hand was cut off by Muslims who accused him of blasphemy has been acquitted of the charge after three years fighting for justice. Professor T.J. Joseph had been targeted when he set a test for his students in which the Prophet Mohammed was listed in a sentence with…