The Virgin Mary’s role as mother of the Church flows directly from Christ, writes Cathal Barry

Among those who write in the area of spirituality today, who’s being read? Here’s my list of spiritual writers who are highly influential today in the English-speaking world:   Henri Nouwen – Dutch/American, Roman Catholic, priest. Perhaps the most widely-read and most-influential among all contemporary authors in spirituality. Thomas Merton – Roman Catholic, monk. One of…

This referendum is not about same-sex relationships or about equality, but about the family

Violence left untreated becomes a ‘cancer’, writes Rhina Guidos

The Prince’s historic visit is a great example of reconciliation writes Mary Kenny

Age does not necessarily make a leader wiser or more mature, writes Martin Mansergh

Catholics across the globe greeted with joy the news that the heroic martyr, Archbishop Oscar Romero, is to be beatified this weekend. Since his murder in 1980, news of Archbishop Romero’s heroism and holiness has spread around the world. Long before his martyrdom made him a household name, Archbishop Romero had a deep connection with…

Clichés about Romero’s theology could hardly be more wrong, writes Greg Daly