Archbishops lament ongoing devastation in Ukraine in Easter sermons

Trócaire appeals for return of over 700,000 boxes as Lenten campaign ends

Breaking the silence: The untold stories of mother and baby homes

An event at the National Concert Hall aims to give a voice to survivors and catalyse change

The Felons of Our Land – Frank McNally on the various lives of a republican ballad

Want to be a bestselling author? Get up at 4am

You don’t need an original idea, says bestseller Dan Brown, just a hero, a contract and ‘a crucible’

Leaving Cert art history: Among ‘best papers of recent years’

However, teacher suggests that extra 20 minutes should be added to the exam

Ordaining women would not achieve change sought by McAleese

Rite&Reason: Churches embracing liberal mores fade more than those that reject them

TCD occupation, Have Your Say on the Eighth, St Patrick had a wife!

News, views and opinions fromStudent Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

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Mary Magdalene: Who are you calling a prostitute?

Review: Rooney Mara is as focused as ever in Garth Davis’s mildly revisionist biblical drama

Who is the best movie Jesus?

Our film correspondent ranks the 10 greatest sons of God of all time

Ten more films worth seeing at Dublin International Film Festival

It’s already at the half-way mark, but don’t miss the chance to see these excellent films before closing night on Sunday

In a Word . . . women

For so long women were like ‘Indians’ in America before 1492 or Aborigines in Australia before 1770 – they didn’t exist!

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Rooney Mara: ‘Doing the Irish accent was terrifying’

The star of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ on Jim Sheridan's ‘The Secret Scripture’ and how her friend Cate Blanchett helped her get cast in sexual abuse drama ‘Una’

Catholic Church’s idea of gender equality may be too little, too late

Woman who feels calling to priesthood says daughter asks: ‘How can you follow such an institution?’

Catholic laity group calls for female priests and clerical marriage

ACI also calls on bishops in Ireland to make their views known to Pope Francis