David McWilliams: Putin and Musk deploying different methods to achieve power
Traditional top-down hierarchy is losing out to the power of networks and sharing
Merkel’s CDU surges in key state election to see off far right
Huge boost for Armin Laschet in Saxony-Anhalt in bid to become German chancellor
German Catholic Church's survival may hinge on facing down Rome
It is fending off calls for women priests and blessings of same-sex couples amid criticism of its handling of sex abuse cases
Martin Luther: An uncompromising conscience that changed history
It is 500 years since his famous speech appealing to reason and scriptural proof
Why we celebrate Christmas on the 25th, eat mince pies and put up trees
Pricewatch’s 12 fun facts of Christmas explores the origins of our modern traditions
French women pledge to fight ‘misogyny’ of Catholic Church
A group of Catholic women is demanding an end to discrimination in the church
A bit of heresy now and then does the Catholic Church no harm
Allowing God to do what God does best: write straight with crooked lines
TV guide: 28 of the best shows to watch this week
Triggering Troubles documentary Lost Lives, plus the return of Outlander and The Great House Revival, Al Pacino in alt-history thriller Hunters, and two Friends with new shows
Can you be both a Christian and an unbeliever?
Unthinkable: Christianity’s tolerance of unbelief may be new atheism’s Achilles’ heel
Santa Claus is definitely real and possibly residing in Co Kilkenny
Amid the ruins of a lost medieval town lie what are thought to be the remains of St Nicholas
Men Behaving Badly signalled the start of ‘Lad Culture’ - we just didn’t see it
We invariably look in the wrong places for inappropriate content
A history of Ireland for outsiders: From Henry VIII to the Troubles
An overview of Irish history for the outsider, as Brexit and a possible hard Border nears
Five notable scientific anniversaries in 2019
This June, it will be 100 years since world’s first non-stop transatlantic flight took place
The farms that let you choose and cut your own Christmas tree
Ireland faces a Christmas Tree shortage in seven years after the 2018 heatwave
Deep in the heart of political unionism lies a great fear of betrayal by London
Dublin is taking heart at the level of alarm exhibited by the DUP at the Conservative Party conference
Electric Picnic: 15 unmissable acts for the 2018 festival
From new acts to old favourites, here are the most exciting shows at this year’s festival
Breda O’Brien: Before you disagree, wait five minutes. And think
Committed to finding truth? Then ‘seek out the best representatives of positions you disagree with’
The modern-day Martin Luther challenging the Church of Technopoly
An academic has illuminated the world-shaping and often invisible issues with tech
Reformation’s lesson can spur Christian faiths to work together
500 years after Luther, churches must bear shared witness to unbelieving world
The Reformation: an accidental revolution
On Tuesday Protestantism marks 500 years as a distinct strand of Christianity
‘Vain, reckless, belligerent’: What unites Donald Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II
US president shares many of the traits of the man who led Germany into war, says historian
The Reformation: Justification by fate alone?
Was it just a watershed moment, predetermined by what had gone before?
Music is medicine for the soul
For a group dealing with illness and death, music that probes mortality, resurrection and consolation is just what the doctors ordered
Why did the Reformation fail to take hold in an Ireland under English rule?
Ireland is anomalous in Europe as the only country not to follow the religion of its ruler
How Martin Luther went viral 500 years ago
The Reformation’s spread shows the importance of media in changing the world
Volker Schlöndorff on Angela Merkel: What you see is what you get
The film director, a friend and confidant of the chancellor, describes her as ‘authentic’
Martin Luther: ‘The greatest media sensation of his age’
Wittenberg is spending €50m to mark the theologian’s protest 500 years ago
The maverick who declared electronic music rubbish
Despite denouncing Stockhausen as a charlatan, Brian Boydell was no traditionalist. And Salvatore Sciarrino at Silenzio further cements Louth Contemporary Music Festival’s reputation
Dubliner, who was Protestant, declared ‘Blessed’ by Catholic Church
The priest was reared Protestant and converted to Catholism when he was 35-years-old
First beatification in Ireland puts Jesuit a step from sainthood
Ecumenical ceremony leaves Fr John Sullivan a miracle away from canonisation
Pope Francis calls for an end to ‘prejudice’ at Martin Luther event
Understanding Luther can help overcome ‘rivalry between Catholics and Protestants’
The story of Mario Gotze: a rare illness and unfulfilled potential
‘German Messi’ is fighting a a muscle disorder which can cause fatigue and weight gain
Had there been no Reformation would England have been spared Brexit?
Ireland’s image as rebel nation where each Catholic suspected of treason persisted for hundreds of years
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Election 2024
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices