Fr Seán McDonagh discusses the significance of the celebrations of the 1,400th anniversary of the death of St Columban

What Catholicism has to say about sex runs counter to the ‘ideology of choice’, writes David Quinn

Pope Francis is developing the kind of persona, for the Italians, that a much-loved monarch can represent, writes Mary Kenny

Nothing is served by belittling Catholicism, says Fr Andrew McMahon

Why did so few vote in the Seanad Referendum, asks Sarah Carey

Last week, I encountered the senior executive at RTÉ who is responsible for the religious output. In the course of conversation, I suggested to him that they might consider changing the word ‘religion’ to ‘faith’. He was doubtful. But there were some thoughts that religious programming might be altered to the ‘spiritual’ rather than the…

The Church must fight for its institutions or give them up, writes David Quinn

The Diocese of Down and Connor excelled at the weekend hosting a massive diocesan congress to launch one of the most comprehensive pastoral plans any Irish diocese has produced in recent history. Over 1,700 people gathered in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall for the unveiling of the much anticipated ‘Living Church’ pastoral plan for the diocese. Bishop…

Whenever there is a question of the Catholic faith, the Catechism of the Catholic Church has the answer. The Catechism is a concise book that states the beliefs of the Catholic faith. It presents the teachings of the Catholic Church on faith, sacraments, morality, and prayer in an orderly and complete manner. As Catholics, we…

There we were; Fr Eddie Moore, my mother and I, standing in an enormous if peculiar space. We were in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Allenwood, Co. Kildare but a part of it few of the congregation would ever see. Behind us was the gable end wall of this massive church while in…