A report on assisted suicide in Oregon showed that over 53% of people whose lives were ended by the procedure in 2020 reported the fear of being a burden on family, friends or other caregivers as a reason.
There are real limits to using consent as a moral benchmark for matters sexual, writes Fr Andrew McMahon
In late July, a group of Evangelical Protestants called ‘Christian Voices Ireland’ organised an event in the National Boxing Stadium in Dublin to protest aspects of the new Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme currently being rolled out in Irish secondary schools. SPHE incorporates Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE).
Pope Francis warns the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change — and both a paradigm shift and practical action are critically needed to avert looming disasters in nature and human society.
Two incidents involving Catholic priests in recent days illustrate the increasingly complex situation for Christians in India facing a rising tide of Hindu nationalism, with one priest arrested under the country’s controversial anti-conversion laws and another suspended for joining the right-wing BJP party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
I was asked to preach at the diocesan celebration in Gougane Barra at the start of October. We were marking the 1,400th anniversary of the death of St Finbarr, so it was a great privilege to be asked
The proposed project of a National Women’s Museum – announced recently by Culture Minister Catherine Martin – is admirable, in my view.
It is a great misconception to think that only minority groups can suffer discrimination
A press conference in the Polish capital of Warsaw last week unveiled the Church in Poland 2023 report, which paints a troubling picture for the nation’s Catholics.
World Youth Day (WYD) was the idea of St John Paul II more than 30 years ago. It was a chance for the pope to have a meaningful encounter with young people and more importantly, for the young people to meet Jesus Christ in the midst of the Church.
Ruadhán Jones
David Quinn
Mary Kenny