The Synod on the Family has been of great value not despite its tensions and disagreements, but because of them, writes Fr Martin Browne OSB

Amnesty’s latest celebrity campaign is a crude piece of propaganda, writes David Quinn

The Church teaches that Baptism is the sacramental entry into the life of faith, writes Cathal Barry

There is no such thing as pure objectivity, a view that is free of all bias. Yet that’s the claim often made by non-religious, secular thinkers in debates about values and public policy. They argue that their views, unlike those who admit that their views are grounded in religious principles, are objective and free from…

All married couples will struggle, but a strong faith can be empowering, writes Andrew O’Connell

Michael Kelly reflects on Pope Francis words on “elderly and haggard” Europe

“You’d be forgiven for thinking that 1916 has now become a brand”, writes Mary Kenny

Despite Pope Francis’ appreciation of “the feminine genius”, women still have not been granted “a proper place in decision-making in the Church”, writes Nuala O’Loan

While we may not be able to change the past, we can learn from our mistakes, writes Dominic O’Reilly

The Buddhists have a little axiom that explains more about ourselves than we would like. They say that you can understand most of what’s wrong in the world and inside yourself by looking at a group-photo. Invariably you will look first at how you turned out before looking at whether or not this is a…