Secularized Ireland Set to Host World Meeting of Families
NEWS ANALYSIS: Holy Father to visit isle where faith has declined drastically.
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Irish Prime Minister Tells Catholic Hospitals: You Must Perform Abortions
Critics say Leo Varadkar’s announcement, that upcoming abortion legislation will allow no exemptions for institutions, violates religious freedom.
Irish Pro-Lifers React: ‘The Pro-Life Cause Is More Important Than Ever’
After the referendum repealed Ireland’s ban on abortion, activists stress the need to find constructive ways to address the contemporary reality.
Meet the American Monks Who Might Re-Evangelize Ireland
A U.S. Benedictine community has planted roots in the Emerald Isle, becoming the first new monastery in the Diocese of Meath since the Reformation.
What Does ‘Brexit’ Mean for Ireland?
NEWS ANALYSIS: Will there be a unified Ireland? How could it impact the peace process?
Ecuador Quake Victim Sister Clare Inspires Hometown: ‘She Died as She Lived, Helping’
Church leaders in Derry, Northern Ireland, describe how the Irish nun’s life and death has impacted the tight-knit local Catholic community.
Ireland’s Catholic Schools Become Election Football
In advance of this month’s national vote, diocesan education is facing misleading accusations of barring non-Catholic students.
Slide Into Secularism: What the Marriage Referendum Says About Ireland
NEWS ANALYSIS: Although 84% of Irish residents still self-identify as Catholic, the nation has witnessed a social revolution in recent decades, putting it at the forefront of the social-liberal vanguard.
