The late Fr Pat Cogan ofm, speaking at the formal opening of Respond’s development at John’s College in July 2016. Photo: Patrick Browne “Fr Pat leaves a…
(RNS) The consequential presidential race in Latin America's largest country increasingly resembles religious culture-war tactics employed in US politics.
Margaret McLellan travelled to East Timor, visited refugees in the Villawood Detention Centre and was involved in the Saint Vincent de Paul Society and Christians for Peace. Steve O'Brien and Niko Leka reflect on her life.
The admonition by Catholic bishops against the use of the pulpit for partisan politics is timely and speaks directly to the danger of using religion to promote political tension, or to engender hate speech in a way to undermine the polity.