Most of us worry about aging, especially in how it affects our bodies. We worry about wrinkles, bags under our eyes, middle-age fat and losing hair where we want it only to find it on places where we don’t want it. So every now and then, when we look in a mirror or see a…

Celebrating World Day for Consecrated Life

The changes in Rome will signal a shift in the balance of power between cardinals

It must have been some eight years ago since Stephen Fry, accompanied by his then-young boyfriend, a hair stylist, very kindly drove me from Oxfordshire to London on a late summer afternoon. We had been attending a barbecue party given by the late Mel Smith, the actor and comedian, and Mr Fry and his companion…

The British government has a moral duty to ensure that sufficient funding is made available to deal with the problems of the Troubles.

We shouldn’t confuse bad experiences with evil, writes Fr Brendan Purcell

History can be shaped to reflect perspectives, writes David Quinn

The idea of making Confirmation at a later age has caused a debate, writes Cathal Barry