A friend who is Coptic Orthodox has tried to convince me that their Church is the true Church and that we Catholics separated from the Church after the Council of Chalcedon. How do I answer her?

The world around us is changing rapidly. This past week has seen much of what Catholics value being placed under the microscope.

We often hear about the sin of lust, but can you tell me exactly what it is? Is it the same as impure thoughts? Is it a mortal sin?

An a-religious space is an atheist space, writes Bernard Toutounji.

Fanad Head, County Donegal, stretches bravely into the swirling Atlantic Ocean at the Northern tip of Ireland. Into this land of stunning views was born in 1913, Brigid McGinley, daughter of Mary Friel and Michael McGinley.

He travels for 45 weeks of the year, taking his original Christian music to crowds of young people around the world. Steven Angrisano tells The Record’s Matthew Biddle that he tries to give young people more than amenable music, but an experience. Evangelisation, bringing the faith alive, is the most important thing he does. And it wouldn’t be possible, he says, without the loving support of his wife-of-25-years Jenni and their three children.

Suppression is the truck and trade of regimes and administrations that seek to undermine human dignity. Catholics need to be attuned to threats to freedom, and to be committed to just action, writes Dr Andrew Kania.

While watching the canonisation of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on television, I noticed that Pope Francis used the expression “we define” these Popes to be saints. Is this equivalent to the definition of a dogma and therefore an infallible judgment?

Accepting the effects of aging, Mark Reidy discusses how our attempt to freeze time can send us into spiritual hibernation.

Archdiocesan Archivist, Stefania di Maria, says her mother’s example was a powerful witness in her faith and prayer life.