Michael Kelly, Catholic News Service
Census determines ‘Catholic giant’ Ireland numbers have started to fall
DUBLIN -- Once a Catholic giant, Ireland is becoming less religious, census data shows. Just over half of the residents of the Irish capital,...
For first time in 101 years, Northern Ireland census shows Catholic...
DUBLIN (CNS) -- More people in Northern Ireland now identify as Catholic than Protestant for the first time in the history of the jurisdiction,...
Head of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference calls new law on Mass...
DUBLIN -- The head of the Irish bishops' conference said the government's move to criminalize attendance at Mass as part of COVID-19 regulations was...
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...