Dear Editor, Your readers will be aware that Bernadette Smyth, the courageous founder of the pro-life group Precious Life has been convicted in Belfast of harassment on foot of a complaint from Dawn Purvis of the Marie Stopes clinic. All who genuinely oppose abortion, north and south, now need to rally to support the courage…

Dear Editor, RTÉ has a blind spot where religious faith is concerned. This was evident in the very minimal report RTÉĖ gave to the powerful address by Pope Francis in the European Parliament. In contrast the BBC, ITV and Sky News gave extensive coverage and good analysis of the event. I am sure the media…

Dear Editor, Cathal Barry’s interesting article on Christ’s life (IC 06/11/2014) exemplifies some of the problems in the Church today. Similar to most of the sermons in today’s homilies, in his lengthy article Cathal does not once mention the word repentance. Did Christ die unconditionally for everyone? After reading Cathal’s article the thought crossed my…