The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is investigating a possible crime after an image of Pope Francis was burned in a bonfire. Other fires -- lit by Protestants to commemorate a battle 332 years ...
In April, a new organization was formed to share information and devotion to Irish priest Father Willie Doyle, a chaplain during World War I who died trying to save two soldiers. In a new article ...
Leaders of Ireland's Christian churches vowed to face "difficult truth" and work closer together to ensure that the fragile peace process in Northern Ireland leaves a lasting legacy of reconciliation. The leaders gathered in Armagh for ...
The Irish government said a COVID-19-related ban on Catholics attending Mass will be lifted May 10. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin made the announcement in an address to the nation April 29 as he revealed a ...
The head of the Irish bishops' conference said the government's move to criminalize attendance at Mass as part of COVID-19 regulations was a "potential infringement of religious freedom and of constitutional rights." "The precise provisions are ...
Ireland's Catholic bishops plan to hold a synod within the next five years to -- among other things -- hear from people who were raised Catholic but have walked away from the church. A March 10 ...
An Irish government commission that spent five years investigating the treatment of unmarried mothers in state-funded church-run homes in Ireland said the blame for their "harsh treatment" rests primarily with their families, but that both ...
Dublin's iconic St. Patrick's Day parade has been canceled due to fears over the spread of coronavirus. Authorities had initially insisted that the festivities -- which mark St. Patrick bringing Christianity to Ireland in 432 ...
Reassuring people -- particularly Catholics -- that they can trust the Church, and restoring confidence in leadership, were the key themes of a meeting held in Santiago, Chile, earlier this month. Find out why delegates ...
They will come by planes, trains and automobiles. All roads lead to Dublin for the Aug. 21-26 World Meeting of Families. The concluding Mass celebrated by Pope Francis before an expected congregation of some 600,000 ...
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