Pope Francis challenges each one of us to cast away our fear, writes Nuala O’Loan

It’s clear Pope Francis wants the teachings of the Church applied with mercy, writes David Quinn

Although he doesn’t mean to, it’s the Pope’s willingness to offend that makes him so authentic, writes Cathal Barry

There won’t be any change to core Church teaching, but the Pope wants a radical reform of approach and debate, writes Michael Kelly

Pope Francis’s reform agenda is wide-ranging, writes Greg Daly.

The Church’s unity comes from the undivided Trinity, writes Cathal Barry

Eternity has more kinds of rooms than this world does. This is a thought inside the head of Marilynne Robinson’s fictional character, Lila, in Robinson’s recent novel. Lila has reason to think that way, that is, to think outside the box of conventional religious piety because her story is not one that fits piety of…

We shouldn’t overburden Pope Francis with unrealistic expectations

At no point did the IRA ever claim solace from any version of Catholicism.

A pleasant young man was handing out leaflets last Sunday, outside St Teresa’s Church in Clarendon Street, Dublin, calling on people to ‘Stand Against Media Bias’ at a protest outside Dáil Éireann this week. The slogan is “33 to 1” – because, in the space of a recent fortnight, 33 articles appeared in the national…