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Across Ireland, Catholics pray rosary to strengthen pro-life cause

Nov 28, 2017

Hundreds of groups of Catholics gathered across the island of Ireland on Sunday to pray the Rosary for the preservation... Read more

Threats force Catholic families out of their homes in Northern Ireland

Oct 5, 2017

A paramilitary hate group is behind threats that forced four Catholic families to flee their homes in Northern Ireland, authorities... Read more

Baby in parent's arms.

UK politics put pressure on Northern Ireland pro-life laws

Aug 10, 2017

Recent changes in U.K. politics have meant a renewed push against Northern Ireland’s pro-life laws, advocates say.  Read more

Loving your neighbor means voting wisely, Northern Ireland bishops say

Feb 27, 2017

Ahead of Northern Ireland’s assembly elections, the region’s Catholic bishops have reflected on situation facing voters and the importance of... Read more

A mural in Derry depicting then-Father Daly leading a group carrying a victim on Bloody Sunday, Jan. 30, 1972.

Irish bishop of Bloody Sunday fame remembered for his peaceful witness

Aug 8, 2016

By CNA Staff

After his death in hospital Monday morning, Bishop Emeritus Edward Daly of Derry's ministry advocating for peace during the Troubles... Read more

Belfast, Northern Ireland at night. TS Drown via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Leaders talk justice for Northern Ireland victims of violence

Mar 13, 2014

In a hearing on Capitol Hill, human rights experts and survivors of decades of violence and civil unrest in Northern... Read more