New papal nuncio likely to continue radical downsizing of Catholic dioceses in Ireland

A new papal nuncio to Ireland has been appointed by the Vatican from Poland. Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawlowski (65) is currently ...
The American Spectator

Catholic Decline and Christian Revival in Ireland

The Catholic faith has, for decades now, been waning in what was once a devout stronghold of the faith, but a new survey is suggesting that Ireland may soon experience a sort of Christian revival, ...
National Catholic Reporter

Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade

A file photo shows a baby during her baptism. Baptisms in the Catholic Church in Ireland have fallen by almost a third since 2015, with just one Irish diocese seeing any positive change, according to ...
IrishCentral

Ireland’s Catholic Church downsized in the West as part of "important" restructuring

At the direction of Pope Francis, a number of changes were announced for diocesean leadership and organization of the Catholic Church in the West of Ireland on Wednesday, April 10. Two dioceses in ...
Aleteia

Catholic wedding rate in Ireland falls by nearly five points

After a surge of weddings that may have been due to the end of the pandemic, religious wedding rates are beginning to fall on the Emerald Isle. Marriages in Ireland were seen to largely bounce back ...
National Catholic Register

Northern Ireland’s Only Catholic College Celebrates 125 Years of Training Teachers

The college campus is situated on the Lower Falls Road in West Belfast, a location that placed it at the very front line during the conflict in Northern Ireland. Graduates pose with their degrees at ...

Protesters block Orange Order from marching through Catholic area in Northern Ireland

By Cathal McNaughton and Amanda Ferguson PORTADOWN, Northern Ireland, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Around 2,000 protesters blocked a ...