No women deacons in the Catholic Church, Vatican Commission decides
Argument against female deacons includes wish to preserve ‘masculinity of Christ’ and of those who receive holy orders
Argument against female deacons includes wish to preserve ‘masculinity of Christ’ and of those who receive holy orders
Freedom of religion is mostly construed as freedom from religion, but it also encompasses the right to practise
Rite & Reason: Sixty years on, Nostra Aetate is as relevant as ever
Pontiff urges Christian leaders to overcome centuries of heated divisions
Number of trans people in Irish society is tiny – and each one is a human being
Rite & reason: A culture that continuously excludes and dismisses people on the basis of their Christianity can be guilty of what Pope Francis called “polite persecution”
Rite & Reason: Officiants representing various Christian churches, the Jewish and Islamic faiths and the Humanist Association of Ireland, were invited to say a blessing
Vatican visit marked first joint worship with a British monarch and a Catholic pontiff since Henry VIII’s rule
Unthinkable: French philosopher René Girard developed a theory of scapegoating. The US vice president has weaponised it
From Addams Family Values to Dawn of the Dead, the genre is a political Trojan horse concealing all manner of subversive social messages. Here are 10 of the best political horror films for Halloween
Church of Ireland archbishops have reasserted their loyalty to Canterbury
Former nurse and mother of two is married to Irishman Eamonn Mullally
Free Presbyterians are most sceptical about climate crisis facing the planet, according to survey
The Fine Gael candidate aims to be ‘a unifying force who brings people together and builds bridges’
A ‘handful’ of those living in Ireland pay monthly for a process set in motion before they die
This book is at once a family chronicle, an inquiry into the nature of writing and the forces that shape one’s self, and a history that spans centuries
On the two-year anniversary of her mother’s death, Edel O’Mahony travels to Lourdes to connect with her mother’s past
John Deane-O’Keeffe has a lesson for every week of the year, written with warmth, humour and love
American accents and the rumbling of black taxi engines echo around a republican memorial garden at the entrance to Bombay Street
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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