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The Johnson debacle needs to mark the end of dishonesty in politics, and the start of a new era of integrity, says Joseph Kelly

It seems like we’ve been hanging on forever for it to arrive, even though we were pretty certain we

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As climate crisis deepens, the ‘groaning of creation’ is no longer just a scriptural concept, says Joseph Kelly

“With an amber heat warning blanketing much of the UK today, America’s east coast disappearing under an eerie orange

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Sooner rather than later the UK is going to have to face up to a food poverty crisis, says Joseph Kelly

On last night’s BBC Question Time, well known anti-poverty campaigner Jack Munroe warned that the deepening cost of living

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When we stop communicating truthfully, we all need to be worried about the consequences, says Joseph Kelly

Watching the tragic events unfold in Cardiff this week, I was reminded strongly of the words of Pope Francis

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As BT replaces 55,000 staff with AI, is society in danger of making new gods out of robots?

The announcement this morning that UK telecoms giant BT is going to shed 55,000 jobs has not only sent

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Pope warns that poor economic planning is behind Italy’s population decline – and UK is facing the same crisis, says Joseph Kelly

Speaking at a conference in Rome this morning on Italy’s dearth of babies, Pope Francis spoke of an urgent

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On another bad day for politics, the words of late Pope Benedict XVI ring so true, says Joseph Kelly

As the first England local election results began to roll in this morning, it’s already looking like the predicted

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As UK rushes to evacuate UK nationals from Sudan, will there be ‘safe routes’ for those left behind?, asks Joseph Kelly

Isn’t it just the way it goes … after months of controversy, bad publicity and backlash, you finally get

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Amidst all the divisions and worries of the world, Easter stands as a moment of unconditional forgiveness

As we enter into the Sacred Tridium, there is really only one story worth reporting on this week –

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Report by report, the government and lobby groups are closing in our Catholic education system, says Joseph Kelly

With more than a few cracks starting to open up across his government, PM Rishi Sunak really could have

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Fixing our broken pensions system is not just a fiscal responsibility for the future but a moral duty for the present, says Joseph Kelly

When philosophers and political theologians get together these days, there only seems to be one topic of conversation. With

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More fundamental questions must be asked about the role of our police in the wake of the Baroness Casey review

The publication this morning of Baroness Louise Casey’s 360 page report into the Metropolitan police has rightly shocked the

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