Greg Daly explores the links between Pope Francis and Archbishop Romero
Greg Daly
Transfigured by Love
Clichés about Romero’s theology could hardly be more wrong, writes Greg Daly
Referendum adoption claims are challenged
No campaigners invite Chair of the Adoption Authority of Ireland to public debate
Uncovering Columbanus
An interdisciplinary team of researchers are making exciting discoveries about St Columbanus, writes Greg Daly
Cultivating more openness for a life with a sense of God
Following Pope Francis’ suggestion that Catholics turn to Dante’s Divine Comedy for inspiration in the coming Year of Mercy, Rod Dreher, whose How Dante Can Save Your Life has just been published, reflects at theamericanconservative.com on the dangers of living our lives thinly, with no sense of God. He warns of the dangers of closing…
The referendum: Pastoral letters address the issue
Greg Daly looks at the five missives issued about the same-sex marriage question
Government is intent on misleading, warns ‘no’ referendum campaigners
The Government’s determination to mislead the public is becoming a key issue in the marriage referendum campaign, according to a leading ‘no’ campaigner. Dr Thomas Finegan, legal advisor to Mothers and Fathers Matter, has rejected claims by former Justice Minister Alan Shatter that surrogacy is an irrelevant distraction in the marriage debate and is being…
Irish priest appointed by Pope to Vatican media reform group
An Irish priest has been appointed by Pope Francis to a select committee tasked with streamlining and modernising the Vatican’s many communications structures. Meath-born Msgr Paul Tighe, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and one-time director of the Archdiocese of Dublin’s public affairs office, has previously served as secretary of an 11-member commission…
Baroness O’Loan ‘appalled’ at Garda referendum intervention
Garda involvement in the same-sex marriage campaign raises unsettling questions
Irish priest’s WWI documents available online
Wartime documents belonging to an Irish priest known as “the saint of the trenches” have been made digitally available for researchers worldwide. In the first ever collaboration between UCD Digital Library and the Archive of the Archdiocese of Dublin, the papers and diaries of Dublin priest Canon Francis Gleeson, who served as chaplain to the…