The activity of the Church is directed towards the liturgy, writes Cathal Barry

Several years ago, the movie Argo won the Academy award as the best movie of the year. I enjoyed the movie in that it was a good drama, one that held its audience in proper suspense even as it provided some good humour and banter on the side. But I struggled with several aspects of…

‘the phenomenon of “we want Jesus, but just not the Church” is, for many, increasingly becoming, “we want neither Jesus nor the Church”’, writes Andrew O’Connell

Poets and creative writers provide comforting words in times of grief

New encyclical an urgent call to tackle climate change

Despite lack of Vatican endorsement, pilgrims remain devoted to apparition site, writes Mary Kenny

Advances in robotics could prompt ethical discussions on human rights, writes David Quinn

Religion will always return because it is hard to live without meaning, writes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Cain and Abel are the first word about the human condition, but not the last, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks tells Greg Daly

The Church teaches that in the new universe, God will have his dwelling among men, writes Cathal Barry