How many Irish people today have heard of St Benedict of Nursia (Norcia)? Few enough I would say, and they won’t have been any the wiser if they watched the Six One News on RTÉ television last Sunday evening. The bulletin duly reported the earthquake in the central Italian town of Norcia, and it mentioned…

Things have improved for Veritas, but it’s still in deep trouble, writes Greg Daly

There’s nothing simple about being a human being. We’re a mystery to ourselves and often our own worst enemies. Our inner complexity befuddles us and, not infrequently, stymies us. Nowhere is this truer than in our struggle with love and intimacy.  More than anything else, we hunger for intimacy, to be touched where we are…

A Joint agenda for “prayer and renewed commitments to working together to help the poor and promote justice” builds bridges, writes Cindy Wooden

The court ruling that the Christians bakers have breached equality legislation has set a ‘dangerous precedent’ writes Michael Kelly

“The latest announcement by the World Health Organisation…is surely an example of demanding inflated and unrealistic ‘rights’ from nature” writes Mary Kenny

What did Archbishop Diarmuid Martin’s words on family mean, wonders David Quinn

Nuala O’Loan shares her vision of the truly faith-based school

Ruth Kelly shared Britain’s experience of faith schools

Dr Daire Keogh sums up the vision of a ‘Catholic’ school