As Catholic influence in Ireland wanes, some hope abortion will be legalized
Ireland debates new recommendations to their abortion laws.
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Irish 'Joy Bells' initiative to welcome immigrants
Christ Church Cathedral in Waterford has invited churches worldwide to join in as its bells peal on St. Patrick's Day weekend in solidarity with refugees and to protest racism.
Irish commission finds human remains at former church-run home
The commission set up to investigate the treatment of unmarried mothers and their babies in Irish care homes during the 20th century say it has found "significant" human remains at the site of a former home in western Ireland.
A spokesman for the commission said March 3 that the body was shocked by the discovery made in Tuam, County Galway, at the site formerly managed by the Bon Secours religious order.
Irish bishops discuss decline in faith practices in 'ad limina' visit with Pope Francis
An overdue ad limina meeting between Irish bishops and Pope Francis last month was undoubtedly linked to the introduction of a raft of "progressive" measures in the country.
Redemptorist Fr. Tony Flannery celebrates Mass after five-year ban
An estimated 800 people turned out in the priest's home village of Killimordaly in County Galway Jan. 22 to support Flannery, who had been forbidden to minister publicly since 2012.
Preview: Irish baroness calls out 'pro-life' US citizens who oppose gun control
Baroness Nuala O'Loan, a Catholic peer in the British House of Commons, told NCR she was concerned by the number of multiple killings in the U.S. "facilitated by the easy access to guns."
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Irish priest warns of depression among overworked clerics
Fr. Brendan Hoban, co-founder of the Association of Catholic Priests, describes how Ireland's elderly diocesan priests are living increasingly isolated, lonely lives.
Cardinal Marx: Society must create structures to respect gay rights
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx also told NCR that Pope Francis' Vatican reforms depend on "a new relationship between lay people and clerics, that is clear."
Archbishop Martin says pope to visit Ireland for 2018 meeting of families
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin confirmed that Pope Francis, or his successor, will visit Ireland in 2018 for the World Meeting of Families.
Abuse survivor hopes 2016 sees results from Vatican safeguarding body
Irish clerical abuse survivor Marie Collins, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, spoke to NCR and called Vatican bureaucracy "very difficult."
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