Publisher Bloomsbury today said it remained cautious about current trading, despite a “resurgence of excitement” in the Harry Potter books.

THE Pope stepped into the debate over God and the universe yesterday, saying that science cannot explain the “ultimate meaning” of human existence.

SIXTY years ago this month, the Angelus was first broadcast on Radio Éireann at the request of then Archbishop of Dublin John Charles McQuaid.

MANY people’s reaction to Morning Ireland’s report last Monday about a new road safety scheme specifically targeted at citizens from eastern Europe would have been “not a moment too soon”.

NIALL GINTY (Letters, November 19) and Eoghan Harris (Sunday Independent, November 11) both commented on my letter to you (November 9).

Tony Blair moved to ratchet up the pressure on Sudan today by appealing to EU leaders to demand a halt to the violence in Darfur.

BRITAIN’S most senior faith leaders said they were united in “resisting and overcoming the evil of terrorism” in the wake of the bombings in London.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern blasted as reprehensible a spate of anti-Semitic attacks on a Dublin museum as he met senior members of the Jewish Community today.

Israel’s Chief Rabbi Meir Lau today urged Jews not to celebrate Christmas or New Year’s Day, warning that such observances threatened the identity of the Jewish state.

Britain’s Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks today faced fierce criticism from within the Jewish community after warning that the ongoing conflict with the Palestinians is “corrupting” Israeli culture.