In Ireland, where religion has played such a big place in its past, for better or for worse, fewer and fewer people are attending mass on Sunday, and even less are willing to commit themselves to the ...

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, ...

In the sixth century, the monk St. Columba left the Emerald Isle and sailed to Iona to build a new monastery and spread the Christian faith. For centuries afterwards, Ireland held a reputation as a ...

Archbishop John Ireland was the first archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., serving from 1888 through 1918. (Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis) On the roof of a parking garage ...

A new gap year program gives young people the opportunity to spend one year living in Ireland in an intentional Catholic community with daily Mass, eucharistic adoration, and faith formation. Located ...

Newly elected Prime Minister Michelle O'Neill of Northern Ireland speaks during a meeting of the legislative assembly in Belfast Feb. 3, 2024. O'Neill is Northern Ireland's first Catholic prime ...

Newly appointed Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill made history over the weekend by becoming the first Catholic and first Irish nationalist to lead the country’s government in its 103 ...

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 ...

The Catholic Church in Ireland has launched an initiative to urge young men to consider joining the priesthood in an attempt to arrest a rapid decline in numbers. Just ten seminarians began their ...

Editor's note: This story is part of "Growing a Green Church," an ongoing series focused on churches' efforts to steward their buildings and land effectively in the context of a changing climate. The ...

DUBLIN (AP) — Gays in Ireland often have faced a stark choice between leading secret lives or emigrating to more liberal lands. This week, the Irish could turn that tradition on its head and vote to ...