Mass protest against Pope Francis; Say Nope to the Pope
Say Nope to the Pope: Irish snap up tickets to see pontiff – with no plan to go Source: The Guardian In mass protest, demonstrators against Catholic church apply for […]
Catholics seek encouragement as World Meeting of Families opens in Dublin
Source: Religion News Service BY Christine A. Scheller DUBLIN (RNS) – As 750,000 Catholics gather in Dublin for the start of the World Meeting of Families, the week is shaping up […]
Dublin hospitals told to free up beds ahead of Pope Francis’s visit
Source: The Guardian BY Giuseppe Lami/EPA Hospitals in Dublin have been advised to discharge patients in order to free up beds ahead of the pope’s visit to Ireland this weekend amid warnings […]
Pope will meet sexual abuse victims in Ireland: Vatican
Source: Reuters VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will meet victims of clergy sexual abuse during his visit to Ireland this weekend, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The stage from […]
Clergy in Ireland convicted of child abuse to be named
Source: Belfast Telegraph By Laura Larkin A list of all Catholic clergy members in Ireland convicted of child sexual abuse will be published for the first time. Pressure has been […]
Eamon Martin: Ireland’s Catholic priests need to spread the word at home
Source: The Guardian Catholic priests in Ireland need to be missionaries in their own country to meet the challenges of a changing society, Eamon Martin, the most senior church figure […]
Thank you, Ireland
Source: Jul 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES James J. Zogby, who is president of the Washington-based Arab American Institute On Wednesday morning, I watched an amazing debate unfolding in the Irish […]
Street violence hits Northern Ireland towns on eve of annual marches
Source: Reuters BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland was hit by a barrage of street violence overnight on the eve of annual parades that often raise tensions between pro-British Protestants and […]
Meghan Markle drawn into an online abortion row by Irish Senator
Source: Ian Begley Meghan Markle has been drawn into an online abortion row by Senator Catherine Noone. Ms Markle and Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Dublin on Tuesday for their […]
Smugglers ‘abusing’ soft Ireland border checks to get people into UK, National Crime Agency warns
Exclusive: Organised criminals moving human cargo to Ireland via Schengen zone and then exploiting common travel area Lizzie Dearden Home Affairs Correspondent @lizziedearden The Independent Online Officials expressed concern over the rise […]
MP: May is ‘failing women’ by not acting over Northern Ireland abortion laws
Source: Belfast Telegraph By David Hughes Theresa May has faced calls to act urgently to give MPs the opportunity to liberalise Northern Ireland’s abortion laws. The Prime Minister has been […]
Ireland Takes On the Catholic Church Again. This Time It’s About Schools.
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — Last week, Ireland voted to repeal a constitutional ban on abortion. Almost before that epochal change can sink in, […]
Irish Catholic hospitals ‘will have to perform abortions’
Source: BBC News Irish hospitals with a Catholic ethos will be expected to carry out abortions when new laws on terminations come into effect, the Irish prime minister has said. […]
Ireland to hold referendum on blasphemy law
Source: BBC News The Republic of Ireland will hold a referendum on whether to change its laws against blasphemy. It is expected that the vote will be held on the […]
These Women Survived Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. They’re Ready to Talk
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — They are a haunting sight in the aftermath of wars and natural disasters: the notice boards that spring up outside […]
May resists Tory calls to act on Northern Ireland abortion
Source: The Guardian BY Jessica Elgot Political correspondent Theresa May is unwilling to act to change restrictive abortion rules in Northern Ireland, telling a private meeting of Conservative MPs that the political climate […]
On Abortion Rights, Ireland Has Mirror Image in Conservative Poland
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Drew Hinshaw and Francis X. Rocca WARSAW, Poland—Ireland’s vote on Friday to legalize abortion echoed through another Roman Catholic-majority country in Europe, but one […]
Irish vote shows need for new pro-life strategy
Source: Religion News Service By Thomas Reese (RNS) — The overwhelming vote in Ireland in favor of allowing access to abortion shows that the pro-life movement needs a new strategy. Trying […]
Irish archbishops say abortion vote shows church’s waning influence
Source: The Guardian Many see church as lacking compassion, archbishop says, as pope remains silent BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Diarmuid Martin, the archbishop of Dublin, will tell his congregation […]
Ireland abortion referendum: PM hails ‘quiet revolution’
Source: BBC News The Irish prime minister has hailed his country’s “quiet revolution” as early results point to a “resounding” vote for overturning the abortion ban. Leo Varadkar was speaking […]