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August 2019

August 25, 2019

Meet the youngest ‘parish priest’ in Ireland

You might be surprised — I was — to learn his age is 32. I...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

Irish Dancing During Mass?

Ladies and gentlemen, from the Clonard Monastery in Belfast:

March 01, 2019

Catholic Hospitals in Ireland May Be Asked to Remove Some Religious Symbols

From Crux: Catholic hospitals in Ireland could be asked to remove crucifixes and other religious...

October 2018

October 16, 2018

Diocese in Ireland ordains first permanent deacons

It happened this past Sunday. From the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference website: This Sunday, 14...

August 2018

August 25, 2018

BREAKING: Pope acknowledges ‘repugnant crimes’ of sex abuse, failures of bishops

From CNS: Acknowledging the failures "of bishops, religious superiors, priests and others" in the Catholic...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

In Ireland, did a lay woman ‘say Mass’ after a priest failed to show up?

What?! Details: A minister who was to the forefront of the campaign to legalize abortion...

June 15, 2018

How the Irish are coping with the priest shortage: lay-led funeral services

Details: Adapting to day-to-day life without a full-time Catholic priest has become a reality in...

June 12, 2018

Irish prime minister says Catholic hospitals will have to perform abortions

From the BBC: Irish hospitals with a Catholic ethos will be expected to carry out...

June 01, 2018

Ireland moves to eliminate ‘baptism barrier’ at schools

From the BBC: A bill to remove the so-called "baptism barrier" from Catholic primary schools...

May 2018

May 26, 2018

Death wins: ‘Landslide’ as abortion becomes legal in Ireland

From The New York Times: Ireland voted decisively to repeal one of the world’s...

May 21, 2018

An atheist as confirmation sponsor?

Some surprising news out of Ireland regarding a prominent politician. It amazes me that something...

April 2018

April 21, 2018

Catholics could soon outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland

From the BBC: It is likely Catholics will outnumber Protestants by 2021 in Northern Ireland,...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

Ireland’s new “servant leader,” Archbishop Eamon Martin

Details: The new leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has pledged to lead it...

January 2014

January 11, 2014

Meet a pioneer, one of Ireland’s first permanent deacons

From The Irish Times: He would have you believe he is just an ordinary Joe,...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

One of Ireland’s largest Catholic hospitals confirms it will perform abortions

Details: The Mater Hospital in Dublin's north inner city is one of 25 named in controversial legislation...

September 14, 2013

“There is a growing tendency to ‘tabloidism’ in the Catholic press…and the worrying phenomenon of blogs”

Some of the remarks from Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, on the New Evangelization: We...

September 02, 2013

Seamus Heaney’s Catholic funeral

From the Irish Times: Poet Seamus Heaney was remembered at his funeral Mass in Dublin today as...

May 2013

May 21, 2013

“Post-Catholic” Ireland Sees Rise in Non-Religious Funerals

Details: Patricia Wojnar left a 32-year career in interior design to pursue a degree that...

May 03, 2013

Plans approved for first mixed Catholic and Protestant school campus in Northern Ireland

Not so long ago, this idea would have been unthinkable: Northern Ireland's first shared education...

April 2013

April 20, 2013

Catholic Ireland welcomes growing number of Muslims

From The Atlantic: A new 60,000-square-foot development is likely to generate friction in any urban...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

Ireland moves to legalize abortion

From Catholic News Agency: The Irish government has announced that it will introduce legislation on...

December 09, 2012

Irish deacon ordination: first of its kind in 1,500 years

Details: A post-primary teacher, a bakery manager and a tool designer were among six men...

November 2012

November 15, 2012

Woman dies in Ireland after being denied an abortion—UPDATED

Details: The debate over legalizing abortion in Ireland flared Wednesday after the government confirmed a...

October 2012

October 20, 2012

Ireland opens first abortion clinic

Details: The first abortion clinic on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in downtown Belfast,...

August 2012

August 08, 2012

Losing faith: Ireland abandoning religion faster than almost any other country

Troubling news: The Republic of Ireland is abandoning religion faster than almost every other country...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Historic: Queen Elizabeth visits a Catholic Church in Ireland

From Sky News: For the first time, the Queen has stepped inside a Roman Catholic...

June 17, 2012

Pope on Irish abuse crisis: “It remains a mystery”

"You are the heirs to a Church that has been a mighty force for good...

June 04, 2012

History: first permanent deacons ordained in Ireland

'Tis a wonderful thing: The first permanent deacons in the Irish Catholic Church were ordained...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

“There is only one diaconate”

This great reminder comes from the Archbishop of Dublin, as he prepares to ordain his...

May 24, 2012

Better late than never: Ireland to get first permanent deacons

Details, from the Independent: The first married men to be permitted to baptise children and...