It tells the story of how the Irish State moved from a cosy symbiotic partnership with the Catholic Church since independence ...

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has urged Irish people and those of Irish descent celebrating St. Patrick's Day to remember the plight of migrants. Archbishop Eamon Martin — St. Patrick's ...

The lukewarm reception for Pope Francis reveals the loyalty to the Catholic Church in Ireland has been utterly undermined since the last Papal visit of 1979, by Pope John Paul II. The disastrous ...

Newly elected Prime Minister Michelle O'Neill of Northern Ireland speaks during a meeting of the legislative assembly in Belfast Feb. 3, 2024. O'Neill is Northern Ireland's first Catholic prime ...

Whenever the Irish government is criticized, or a politician wishes to divert attention away from themselves or their party, it is fast becoming a default position for them to blame the Catholic ...

In First Things, John Duggan writes a heavy, sad, but insightful review of a new book about the collapse of Catholicism in Ireland. Here’s how it begins: Ireland nowadays seems filled with people who ...

The territory of Northern Ireland was created in 1921 with the explicit goal of creating a region primarily for Protestants who wished to remain a part of the United Kingdom. Now, 101 years later, ...

Editor's note: This story is part of "Growing a Green Church," an ongoing series focused on churches' efforts to steward their buildings and land effectively in the context of a changing climate. The ...

Archbishop John Ireland was the first archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., serving from 1888 through 1918. (Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis) On the roof of a parking garage ...

Special correspondent Saul Gonzalez reports from Ireland, where the Catholic Church continues to reel from the allegations and resignations surrounding the child sex abuse scandal. Next: the sex abuse ...