The pervasiveness of state-sponsored killings is no excuse for treating murder as acceptable, ever, writes Jeffrey D Sachs.

I am not saying the Catholic Church can solve the housing crisis, but it should show leadership, writes Victoria White

The protesters — around 1,000 — who blocked Dublin streets on Wednesday evening over the repossession of a property on Tuesday may not have realised it but earlier that day one of the cornerstone figures of the British establishment made a powerful, uncompromising speech attacking some of the issues fuelling the housing crisis.

The BBC has responded to criticism by the Archbishop of Canterbury about its handling of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.

YESTERDAY afternoon’s announcement from Noírín O’Sullivan that she would resign from her position as Garda commissioner with immediate effect was probably greeted more with relief rather than surprise in government circles.

Former archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has been asked to step down as an honorary assistant bishop in Oxford after a damning review found that senior Church of England officials colluded with a bishop who abused young men.

"London is open. Our resilience, unity and defiance of those evil individuals who seek to harm us and destroy our way of life will never change."

Pope Francis has expressed “sorrow and horror” over the suspected terror attack in a French church.

People are using the EU referendum result as a “mere sham for their hatred to be expressed”, said the Archbishop of Canterbury amid fears of a rise in the number of hate-related incidents in wake of the vote.

David Cameron has called Nigeria and Afghanistan "possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world".

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In light of the defeat of a bill in England, the debate concerning assisted death for terminally ill people shows no signs of being resolved any time soon, writes TP O’Mahony.            

An ex-bishop who abused 18 young men and aspiring priests over 30 years in england has finally admitted his guilt after a last-ditch effort to throw his case out on the word of a former Archbishop of Canterbury failed.

Princess Charlotte was christened in front of the Queen and close family and friends at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Norfolk.

Britain’s Princess Charlotte will be christened tomorrow in front of Queen Elizabeth II and close family.

Like Stalin, Putin has nurtured a climate of fear and lawlessness, in which those who rally behind the Kremlin feel a duty to eliminate the leader’s opponents however they can, says Nina L Khrushcheva

The Church of England is appointing its first female bishop.

Despite his ultimate conversion, perhaps opportunistic, to the principles of democracy, Ian Paisley’s hate-filled rhetoric left a trail of dead bodies in its wake. TP O’Mahony reviews a mixed legacy.

Boris Johnson has said he wants the reportedly English jihadist who beheaded an American journalist to be killed in a bomb attack, and has joined the growing calls for Britons fighting abroad to be stripped of their citizenship.

IN September 2013 scientist Professor Stephen Hawking spoke in favour of assisted suicide for people with terminal diseases, reigniting a debate that has been gathering momentum ever since.

Women bishops could be appointed by the end of this year in the Church of England after legislation backing the move was given final approval by the General Synod.

The Archbishop of Canterbury tonight said he was “delighted” after the General Synod overwhelmingly backed legislation introducing the first women bishops in the Church of England.

Jesus would have been a supporter of gay marriage, Sir Elton John has claimed.

Earlier this week, my boss sent me a text message enquiring about the subject matter of today’s column.

The centuries-old divide between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church is a "scandal", Pope Francis said as he met the Archbishop of Canterbury in Rome.

The centuries-old divide between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church is a “scandal”, Pope Francis said as he met the Archbishop of Canterbury in Rome.

The British Government was defeated in the Lords tonight over its banking reform plans in the wake of the 2008 crash.

Britain’s baby Prince George has been christened in a private ceremony, with his parents Prince William and Kate giving the world a rare glimpse of the chubby three-month-old boy.

The UK's Energy Secretary Ed Davey has hailed a landmark deal to build Britain’s first new nuclear plant in a generation which will double the market rate to be paid by customers.

Payday lender Wonga has reported a year of surging profits as its number of cash-strapped customers swelled to more than one million.

Britain's National Security Council has agreed unanimously that the world “should not stand by” after the “unacceptable” use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has turned down an invitation to be a patron of the RSPCA.

UK bankers’ bonuses could reportedly be deferred for up to 10 years and directors held personally liable for future collapses under a series of recommendations published by MPs and peers this week.

The introduction of gay marriage in Britain has moved a step closer after legislation cleared a major hurdle in the House of Lords.

AN UNREFORMED and unreforming papacy will serve only to extend and exacerbate the crisis that has blighted the Catholic Church since the second half of the pontificate of Pope Paul VI, who died in 1978.

The British Chancellor’s attempts to “re-set” Britain’s banking system still do not go far enough, a panel set up following the industry’s Libor-fixing scandal said today.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has been admitted to hospital with symptoms of gastroenteritis.

Britain’s banks could face the threat of being broken up after a report warned the ring-fence to separate risky operations from savers’ deposits needed “electrification”.

The defeat of legislation introducing the first women bishops has been described as a “very grim day” by the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Church of England was plunged into turmoil tonight after legislation introducing the first women bishops failed to clear its final hurdle at the General Synod.

Former president Mary McAleese has decried the Church’s treatment of five silenced priests, accusing Rome of operating through fear and imposing strictures on the clerics which “consume the truth”.

Pealing church bells, artillery salutes and crowds cheering “God save the queen” greeted Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on the last of four days of diamond jubilee celebrations honouring her 60 years on the throne.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned against downgrading the status of religious education in UK secondary schools in his last Easter sermon as leader of the Church of England.

Rowan Williams is to step down after 10 years as Archbishop of Canterbury to take up a new post as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

The Church of England has offered an “unreserved apology” for historic cases of child abuse by some members of its clergy.

As the first Catholic organist at Westminister Abbey, James O’Donnell led the music for the royal wedding and Obama’s visit, writesMick Duggan