In The Irish Times library, I remember looking for cuttings about contraception to find they were filed under ‘Crimes sexual’ - which was the stark truth at the time
US Letter: Scenes were filmed in Washington DC, where the 1973 movie is celebrated to this day
He sued Diocese of Down and Connor over alleged abuse in early 1970s
Landmark 1973 case found married couples had right to make private decisions on family planning
A superb piece of scholarship that distils more than 1,000 tumultuous years into a coherent narrative
He assembled a network of activists that hid thousands of fugitives, including many escaped Allied prisoners of war
Former St Colman’s College pupils to receive written apologies from head of Catholic Church in Ireland
This might just be an ingrained echo of a Catholic upbringing but I also find it comforting
Rite & Reason: Humbert recounts how one priest shouted to her face: 'Women priests? Over my dead body!'
The problem is, judging by her performance in this week’s television debate, she doesn’t believe in herself
Compelled to tell her grandmother’s true story, the academic realised she’d have to confront the records of the old state security and secret police force
There seems to be little hope of her heralding a revival of social conservatism given that her political cohort isn’t even comfortable calling itself ‘conservative’
Rite & Reason: Exile, endurance, resilience run through the story of Connemara’s Benedictine sisters
What we will have now is teachers saying 'Christians believe Jesus was the son of God' in one lesson, followed by 'Jesus was the son of God' in the next
This year’s intake brings to 77 the number of men being training for priesthood in Ireland
Man sued Diocese of Dromore over historic physical and sexual assaults by Malachy Finnegan between 1979 and 1985
Surely one of the unspoken benefits of a secular education is that we don’t have to fork out for a bouncy castle?
Free Presbyterians are most sceptical about climate crisis facing the planet, according to survey
The liberal left has become the comfortable voice of the establishment, but this is far from the progressive utopia we were promised
‘Never in my life ... have I been physically attacked as I was in Ireland,’ then-bishop told 2019 conference in Peru
There are still a lot of orthodox Irish Catholics and people of other faiths who share their views on issues like abortion, homosexuality, gender and marriage
The teenager, who died in 2006, used digital technology to spread the Catholic faith
The canonisation process has been swift for Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, aged 15. He will be canonised in Rome this weekend
His decision immediately drew a backlash from conservative circles but emboldened others
Samples have been taken from 18 elderly or vulnerable people to help identify any remains that may be found at former mother and baby home
Appreciating life, time and travel, with or without a magic bus
Ireland’s memory of Éamon de Valera is complicated by many factors. Diarmaid Ferriter assesses the competing perspectives
Move follows similar demands among GAA members unhappy over relationship with multinational insurance company
Cautious communications and sparse use of English have helped the first US pope to keep a low profile while returning to the more formal Vatican structure of the past
Frank McNally on an ancient Connemara pilgrimage, once suppressed by the church but now happily revived
False information is being spread about the tradition of ordaining women as Catholic deacons
Former president dubs Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days `more Benedict than Francis’
Use of prayers and rituals cited as reason for axing collaboration with clerical abuse survivor
John Henry Newman’s legacy has fallen victim to the new orthodoxy that there is nothing good at all in Catholicism
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
