In Historic Shift, Catholics Now Outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland
New census data confirms that the once-dominant Protestants no longer predominate — a demographic change that could open the door to reunification with the rest of Ireland.
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Catholic Parish Hosts Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service in N Ireland
Religious disputes have long been part of the history of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom and has been predominantly Protestant, while the majority-Catholic Republic of Ireland declared its independence in 1916.
