Amid a wave of violence that has shaken Mexico, including the murder this week of two high-ranking officials in the capital, the Catholic Church is redoubling its efforts to restore peace.

The new pope’s words in support of church unity are pleasing to their ears. Liberals are happy he chose the name Leo, harking back to Leo XIII, the 19th-century founder of Catholic social teaching.

Frenchpark, Co Roscommon native Joe Gilligan was among the hundreds of thousands of Liverpool supporters whose day of celebration on Monday in the English city turned to horror. Joe, who lives in ...

Dr Hyde Park to host All-Ireland Senior Football Championship clash of Roscommon and Meath this June Bank Holiday weekend Roscommon and Meath, who clashed in Division 2 of the National Football ...

Dr Hyde Park to host All-Ireland Senior Football Championship clash of Roscommon and Meath this June bank holiday weekend Roscommon and Meath, who clashed in Division 2 of the National Football ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

Delivering a presidential address to General Synod in 2021, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell reaffirmed the goal of the Church of England’s national vision and strategy. It was a strategy for growth, he ...

Elizabeth Sugrue was not a popular figure in County Roscommon. She was known to have a violent temper, had robbed and murdered her son, and had literally saved her own neck by volunteering to hang ...

The rain will break into a few scattered and locally heavy showers this evening and through tonight, potentially bringing the odd rumble of thunder. Mainly cloudy, with just the odd clearer break ...

A decade later, Sack’s new book, “Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church” (Crown, $35), is the definitive account not just of the attack ...