Next bishop of Limerick, Ireland seeks new start

Jan 10, 2013 - 02:02 pm .- The priest named as the next Bishop of Limerick called for a “new start” three years after the diocese’s previous bishop resigned in the face of severe criticism of his handling of sex abuse cases.

Irish bishops say legalizing abortion will harm care for moms

Dec 18, 2012 - 06:04 pm .- The archbishops of Ireland say the government's consideration of legalizing abortion would harm the country's world-renowned health care practices for mothers.

Irish pro-lifers hold vigil against abortion legislation

Dec 6, 2012 - 12:03 am .- Thousands of Irish pro-life demonstrators packed the street outside of the Dáil Eireann in Dublin for a Vigil for Life on Dec. 4, calling on the legislature not to pass any laws that would allow abortion.

Renewing Ireland requires giving youth hope and truth, bishops say

Oct 18, 2012 - 12:13 am .- Ireland’s delegation to the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization presented ways to re-evangelize a country shaken by abuse scandals, undermined by poor catechesis and assaulted by secularism.

Ireland can overcome troubles with authentic Catholic renewal, nuncio says

Aug 23, 2012 - 04:12 am .- Just as 19th-century Ireland experienced Christian renewal after the apparition of Our Lady of Knock, modern Ireland can likewise undergo an “authentically Catholic” renewal despite decades of troubles, says Archbishop Charles Brown, the apostolic nuncio to Ireland.

Some think new bishops in Ireland should be non-Irish

Jun 16, 2012 - 07:31 am .- A leading commentator on the future of the Catholic Church in Ireland is asking the Vatican to consider appointing non-Irish bishops to currently vacant dioceses on the Emerald Isle.