Pontiff receives official invitation

Church in Chains argues that both human rights and religious freedom should be central components to Ireland’s international relations.

Peter Hegarty In a homespun, congenial account of his life as a priest and community activist, Harry Bohan poses searching questions about power and governance. Change – for the better, for the worse – is his theme: his adult life has coincided with a period of wrenching social transformation in Ireland. Consultation Change comes, in many…

Regular readers who enjoy Aubrey Malone’s film reviews will enjoy this biography of one of the last great stars of the old Hollywood system. Gore Vidal used to make fun of Curtis’s Brooklyn accent as deployed in The Black Shield of Falworth when he was a young man, but for many other people any amount of…

Nun’s killer to visit Rome

From time to time, I continue to receive queries from well-meaning people asking why we have an embassy to the Holy See. It’s not a nation state, they suggest. So what can our interests be? I would hope that regular readers of my blog or our twitter feed have a pretty good idea by now…

Cathal Barry takes a look at the Church’s teaching on Divine Revelation

Nunzio Scarano details illicit accounting practices