The Church’s whole purpose is to unite humanity with God, writes Cathal Barry

When we consider Pope Francis’ remarks about it being rather selfish not to have children, we have to see it in the context of Italy today. Italy’s low birth rate is catastrophic. The famously child-loving Italians currently have their lowest rate of births since 1870, with just 8.5 babies born for every 1,000 of the…

On the banks of the beautiful River Danube in Budapest there is a poignant memorial. I stumbled upon it during a recent visit to the Hungarian capital. Known simply as Shoes on the Danube Bank, it is 60 pairs of old-fashioned shoes, the type people wore in the 1940s, cast in metal. There are women’s…

Lucinda Creighton, The View

The Children and Family Bill shows this Government no longer believes in marriage, writes David Quinn

Child safeguarding remains a vital part of the Church’s ministry, writes Greg Daly

Francis wants to strengthen the local Church, writes Austen Ivereigh

President Obama has consistently sought a peaceful path among religions in the United States making sure that none feel excluded, writes Michael W. Higgins

A recent discovery sheds fresh light on Catholicism’s growth in Korea, writes Paul Keenan