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Northern Ireland report on Magdalene laundries makes archbishop ‘guilty and ashamed’

Jan 28, 2021

Ireland’s Catholic primate is feels “embarrassed and guilty” about a report on religiously-affiliated Mother and Baby homes in Northern Ireland.

By Charles Collins

NIreland leader orders inquiry into homes for unwed mothers

Jan 27, 2021

The leader of Northern Ireland on Tuesday ordered a new independent investigation that would give voice to the survivors of church-run homes for unmarried mothers and their babies, saying they have been silenced and shamed for too long.

By Associated Press

Irish archbishop: Don’t scapegoat Church on mother-and-baby homes

Jan 18, 2021

Archbishop Eamon Martin says Ireland’s Catholic Church shouldn’t be scapegoated for the dire conditions in the country’s mother-and-baby homes in the 20th century, noting the homes were commissioned by government authorities.

By Charles Collins

Irish PM sorry for ‘profound wrong’ of unwed mothers homes

Jan 13, 2021

Ireland’s prime minster issued a formal state apology Wednesday to the thousands of unmarried women and their children who endured pain, shame and stigma at church-run institutions, saying his government was determined to start righting the country’s wrongs.

By Sylvia Hui

Irish archbishop calls report on homes for unwed mothers ‘distressing’

Jan 13, 2021

Ireland’s top prelate has “unreservedly apologized” to those mistreated in Church-run homes for unwed mothers after a scathing report issued by a government commission.

By Charles Collins

Irish PM says ‘perverse’ morality drove unwed mothers’ homes

Jan 12, 2021

Ireland’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country must “face up to the full truth of our past,” as a long-awaited report recounted decades of harm done by church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies, where thousands of infants died.

By Jill Lawless

Northern Ireland bishops suspend public Mass for ‘Common Good’

Jan 7, 2021

Northern Ireland’s bishops say they “support the unequivocal message” from health officials that public gathering should be minimized due the COVID-19 pandemic and are suspending public celebrations of the Mass for at least one month.

By Charles Collins

Irish archbishop condemns fake TV newscast depicting God as a rapist

Jan 1, 2021

Ireland’s top archbishop has condemned a program on the state broadcaster as “deeply offensive” after it aired a fake news report on the arrest of God for rape.

By Charles Collins