Society needs to get an urgent grip of the underlying causes of knife crime, says Joseph Kelly
The dreadful killing of 15-year-old Elianne Andam, who was stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife on her way
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As climate crisis deepens, the ‘groaning of creation’ is no longer just a scriptural concept, says Joseph Kelly
“With an amber heat warning blanketing much of the UK today, America’s east coast disappearing under an eerie orange fog,
Read moreSooner rather than later the UK is going to have to face up to a food poverty crisis, says Joseph Kelly
On last night’s BBC Question Time, well known anti-poverty campaigner Jack Munroe warned that the deepening cost of living crisis
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As BT replaces 55,000 staff with AI, is society in danger of making new gods out of robots?
The announcement this morning that UK telecoms giant BT is going to shed 55,000 jobs has not only sent shockwaves
Read moreFixing our broken pensions system is not just a fiscal responsibility for the future but a moral duty for the present, says Joseph Kelly
When philosophers and political theologians get together these days, there only seems to be one topic of conversation. With the
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Events in Scotland have revealed a fixation with issues of faith and morality in public politics, but this needs to change
When Alex Salmond resigned from the SNP in the face of allegations of sexual misconduct in 2013 (from which he
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Dr Ann Marie Mealey, Director of Catholic Mission at Leeds Trinity University, reflects on the teachings of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
We were saddened to learn of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The news will have sadden particularly those
Read moreAs Liz Truss resigns, it’s time to turn our backs on divisive politics and heed some words of advice from Pope Francis, says Joseph Kelly
On Monday this week Pope Francis met with a group of entrepreneurs from Spain, and used the opportunity to share
Read moreIn a world where the truth now seems to be whatever the individual thinks it is – God is the ONLY certainty, says Joseph Kelly
As someone who’s worked in journalism for some 40 years now, much of it in the tabloid arena, I’m no
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Latest challenges to RE and Relationships curriculum should be warning to Catholic schools that state partnership is changing, says Joseph Kelly
As the sombre final curtain fell on the second Elizabethan age, much of the outgoing narrative has focussed on the
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