Michael Kelly, Catholic News Service
Political leader John Hume, who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland,...
DUBLIN -- Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Northern Ireland, has hailed political leader John Hume as a "paragon of peace" for his key role...
John Hume, hailed as a who helped bring peace to Northern...
DUBLIN -- Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Northern Ireland, has hailed political leader John Hume as a "paragon of peace" for his key role...
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin canceled as Irish officials take...
DUBLIN -- 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...
Irish commission: Grave for children was improper, but not a septic...
DUBLIN -- The commission investigating the historic treatment of unmarried mothers and their children in religious-run care homes in Ireland has dismissed claims that...
Thieves break into Dublin church, steal head of mummy
DUBLIN — Anglican Archbishop Michael Jackson of Dublin said he was shocked after thieves broke into a church in the Irish capital, vandalizing the...
Irish bishops urge Catholics to ‘resist’ country’s new abortion law
DUBLIN — The primate of All-Ireland insisted that the country’s new abortion law that took effect Jan. 1 has “no moral force” and it...
Resist country’s new abortion law say Irish bishops to Catholics
DUBLIN — The primate of All-Ireland insisted that the country's new abortion law that took effect Jan. 1 has "no moral force" and it...
Lesson’s learned in Ireland during WWI should be impetus for Irish...
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Ireland's most senior Catholic cleric said the suffering endured by the Irish -- Catholic and Protestant -- during World War...
Irish president apologizes to women sent to Magdalene laundries
DUBLIN — President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland described the treatment of women and children in state-controlled institutions managed by the Catholic Church as...
Irish bishop hopes papal visit can help bring healing after abortion...
DUBLIN — An Irish bishop said he hopes Pope Francis’ August visit can help bring healing after a divisive referendum that will pave the...