The Sacred Heart picture, once ubiquitous in Irish Catholic homes, has a fascinating history
Rite & Reason: From the outset, the image had a political edge. During the French Revolution it was adopted as a royalist symbol
Archbishop Eamon Martin
Oliver Plunkett’s story would make a great film – it’s a shame modern, secular Ireland has forgotten him
This year marks the 400th anniversary of Oliver Plunkett’s birth and the 50th since his canonisation. Coverage has been muted
Archbishop Noël Treanor: Irish-born apostolic nuncio to the EU and former bishop of Down and Connor
He was outspoken on Brexit and marriage equality, but a row with the head of the church’s child protection watchdog may have cost him the primacy of all Ireland
Well, Holy God by Patsy McGarry: An eternal life as a religious correspondent in turbulent times for Irish Catholicism
McGarry is notably fair to all sides, despite him often being perceived by many insiders as a liberal crusader intent on damaging the Catholic Church
Archbishop calls for tolerance in St Patrick’s Day message citing ‘patron saint of migrants’
St Patrick ‘endured many hardships, hatred and insults’ in Ireland for being a foreigner, Eamon Martin said
‘Safe’ abortion zones Bill a threat to freedom of religion, belief and expression, says Catholic Primate
‘The imposition of so-called `safe’ abortion zones will further silence the voice of the innocent unborn’
‘Polite sectarianism’ still remains in the North 40 years after massacre of Protestants at prayer
Four decades after the sectarian atrocity at a church in Darkley during Northern Ireland’s Troubles, the Catholic and Protestant Archbishops of nearby Armagh reflect on the sectarianism of the past and today
Catholic Church commissions review of child-protection structures
Independent review to draw on survivors experiences reporting abuse in last 20 years
Parishioners protest at Archbishop of Dublin’s residence demanding church renovations: ‘The church is disgusting’
‘The Archbishop’s house certainly isn’t falling asunder’: Protesters make urgent call for release of pledged funds for renovation of Dockers’ Church in Dublin
Archbishop asked Tánaiste to push for release of imprisoned bishop in Nicaragua
Catholic Primate Eamon Martin said Monsignor Rolando Álvarez was a victim of Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian regime
Archbishop Eamon Martin: I was very torn when Martin McGuinness died
Archbishop remembers growing up in Derry during the Troubles, and tensions between Church and IRA
Breda O'Brien: Seán O’Rourke’s balance will be missed on the airwaves
Broadcaster showed rare understanding of centrality of religion in people’s lives
Ireland’s first Jesuit bishop ordained
Archbishop Eamon Martin says conversation needed in Ireland about ‘good life’
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