While Ireland plans to keep the ban on public religious ceremonies until July 20th, other European countries are allowing public worship again much sooner.

Harvard study shows the benefit of religious practice for mental health.

The final parts of the Children and Relationship Act 2015 have come into operation. This legislation has changed profoundly the legal arrangement of family relationships but in a way that downgrades the importance of the natural ties.

A discussion on protocols and measures for a safe public liturgy.

Who Should Get Priority Treatment by Angelo Bottone

A new poll commissioned by the Iona Institute looks at what happens to religious practice in a lockdown situation.

Why do we need a debate about ethics now? In the current exceptional circumstances, it seems that many decisions are not free choices, but they are rather dictated by necessity. Nonetheless, practical deliberations are always inspired by values. Either consciously or unconsciously, we all operate within a moral framework.

In the current health crisis, many goods have to be balanced. The big question is whether the good done by the lockdown is proportionate to the harm caused by it.