Michael Gove’s new definition of extremism is as dangerous as it is divisive
When Michael Gove announced to parliament this week that the government has formulated a new definition of extremism, the announcement
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Alpha, asylum seekers and the debate about genuine Christian conversion
When a car bomb exploded outside Liverpool’s Women’s Hospital just before 11am on Remembrance Sunday 2021, it was dismissed as
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A growing intolerance and bigotry was at heart of last night’s Manchester pro-life confrontation
For anyone who’s been through our university system, controversies and disagreements surrounding student societies are a regular and expected fact
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For all the talk of humanity and democracy, it’s utterly shameful the UK establishment won’t save Shamima Begum
Although it didn’t come as any great surprise, the Court of Appeal decision in the Shamima Begum case this afternoon
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Labour’s green U-turn is just a symptom of a much deeper global problem
In what has been yet another less-than-dignified week in British politics, the announcement by Sir Keir Starmer that his Labour
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Brianna Ghey case raises profound concerns about young people in contemporary society
As more chilling details about the dreadful murder of Brianna Ghey emerged today, many of us will be wondering what
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Holocaust Memorial Day is timely warning that freedom must never be taken for granted
After a week that has been marked by uncomfortable headlines and irritable exchanges about the possible forced mobilisation of UK
Read moreIf we are heading towards a global war, it’s time for our faith leaders to take a stand for peace
A couple of years ago if you had the temerity to suggest that Donald Trump might once again become the
Read morePort Talbot redundancies show profit is still taking precedence over the common good
The announcement this morning that 2,800 jobs are to go at Port Talbot’s Tata Steel plant has such a familiar
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After US and UK attacks on Yemen, are we on the verge of walking into yet another war?
It seems a dreadful irony that instead of writing about this coming weekend’s Peace Sunday, we’re all having to reflect
Read moreGripping Post office drama has exposed deep flaws in our British justice system
Just a few hundred yards from our offices in Llandudno is a quiet side street that has become the unlikely
Read moreHarry’s court victory is too little, too late in the new moral chaos of the internet age
This afternoon’s announcement that Prince Harry was indeed the victim of a campaign of “extensive” phone hacking by Mirror Group
Read moreThe Covid enquiry will give us some answers, but we must also learn the human lessons of the pandemic
I suppose it comes as no surprise that the much-anticipated government Covid enquiry is starting to expose all sorts of
Read moreFrench Carmelite priest who understood the unexpected pathways to synodality
At the recent Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales there was a great deal of
Read moreStory of St Winefride takes on new relevance as shrine is elevated to National Status
At this week’s plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales, a resolution was passed that has
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Say a prayer that peace and common sense prevail this Remembrance weekend, says Joseph Kelly
After what has been yet another week of political controversy and uproar, the country is understandably holding its breath ahead
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Israel’s ill-judged siege of Gaza is doomed to repeat the failures of the past, says Joseph Kelly
Over the past week or so I’ve written very little about the Israel-Gaza war. The history of this conflict is
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Listening rather than talking needs to be the next stage of the synodal journey, says Joseph Kelly
As the many Participants in the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops pack their bags and return
Read moreGlobal leaders should turn to words of Pope John XXIII in their search for Gaza peace solution, says Joseph Kelly
For a long time there has been a sense around the country that our political leaders are becoming increasingly disconnected
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The suffering of innocent children should be cause to stop war, not escalate it, says Joseph Kelly
(Trigger warning: contains some graphic description of conflict injuries) Earlier today (Friday 13th Oct.), the Vatican’s Cardinal Secretary of State
Read moreSilence throughout the synod is probably wise, but decisions will need to be explained adequately
For months now it’s been hailed as the most important meeting of minds in the recent history of the Catholic
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