Second Reading

OPINION Fr Kevin Hegarty on Brendan Bracken, the Irish childhood tear-away who blagged his way to the top of British politics

In the face of the ever-declining number of priests, the Catholic Church must adapt or fail, writes Kevin Hegarty

Archbishop Charles John Brown has refused to meet the leaders of the ACP, though it represents over a third of Irish priests

Fr Kevin Hegarty speaks about a new book, Telling The Story, about priests who served or are from the Diocese of Killala

Fr Kevin Hegarty sees signs of hope for the equality of women in all aspects of Church life

The story begins with the arrival of three veiled women to Belmullet in 1894, and ends 122 years later

Fr Kevin Hegarty on Diarmuid Martin’s decision to send student priests to Rome rather than Maynooth, and the need for a proper investigation

The current refugee crisis prompts Fr Kevin Hegarty to draw parallels with the persecution of the Huguenots

Fr Kevin Hegarty on how church leaders cannot speak on justice until they address such issues in their own church

Fr Kevin Hegarty looks back at the life of suffragette, socialist and republican Kathleen Lynn, born in Mayo in 1874