More than twice as many women died in Ireland’s Magdalene laundries than the McAleese Report revealed, according to a draft report by campaign group Justice For Magdalene Research (JFMR). The Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalene Laundries, better known as the McAleese Report, found in February…
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Men becoming marginalised in 'a feminised Church' Cardinal Raymond Burke (pictured), newly appointed Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, has stirred things up again with an interview for The New Emangelization, arguing that “the radical feminism which has assaulted the Church and society since the 1960s has left men very marginalised”. Over at…
Heartbreaking case highlights difficulties
The tragic case of the deceased pregnant woman ought not to have come before the courts, writes Greg Daly
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Using social media for a good cause
In hysteria, the facts are the first casualty
The latest abortion controversy is as a result of the change in the law writes Greg Daly
Reaching journey’s end
In the final part of a five-part series Greg Daly arrives in Santiago de Compostella
The Camino journey continues…
In the third of a five-part series Greg Daly continues his journey on the Camino to Santiago
Continuing the Camino journey
In the second of a five-part series Greg Daly continues his journey on the Camino to Compostela
First steps on the Camino journey
In a five-part series Greg Daly takes his first faltering steps on the road to Santiago De Compostela
The Church and AIDS in Africa
Critics of Catholicism often ignore the vital role of the Church’s humanitarian work, writes Greg Daly It’s rare that I lose my temper, but I got indignant a few weeks ago when a friend declared that the Catholic Church has nothing to offer today’s world. Normally, I’d dismiss such nonsense with a shrug,…