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Belfast bishop urges politicians to avoid inciting more violence

Apr 10, 2021

The Catholic bishop of Belfast urged politicians to be more careful about their language as the city was engulfed in nightly violence.

By Catholic News Service

What is behind the latest unrest in Northern Ireland?

Apr 10, 2021

Young people have hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and set hijacked cars and a bus on fire during a week of violence on the streets of Northern Ireland. Police responded with rubber bullets and water cannons.

By Jill Lawless

Rioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Belfast

Apr 9, 2021

Gangs of youths threw stones and fireworks at police in Belfast who hit back with water cannons as violence flared again on the streets of Northern Ireland.

By Associated Press

Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting

Apr 8, 2021

Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in the fourth night of violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Brexit has unsettled an uneasy political balance.

By Associated Press

British PM aims to restore Protestant-Catholic power-sharing in Northern Ireland

Jul 31, 2019

New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday finished his rocky debut tour of the U.K. in Northern Ireland, where he faces a doubly difficult challenge: Restoring the collapsed Belfast government and finding a solution for the Irish border after Brexit.

By Jill Lawless

Northern Ireland’s pro-life laws set to end after UK parliament vote

Jul 19, 2019

This week, the pro-life protections in Northern Ireland were removed in a series of amendments to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill, that had the primary function of dealing with the exercise of government functions in Northern Ireland, since the power-sharing agreement collapsed in January 2017.

By Charles Collins

Religious leaders give support to efforts to revive Northern Ireland government

May 14, 2019

Religious leaders in Ireland expressed their hope that “substantive progress” will restore the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland that collapsed over two years ago.

By Charles Collins

In Northern Ireland, anti-abortion graffiti hits Catholic churches

Apr 26, 2018

Two Catholic churches in Northern Ireland have been targeted with graffiti bearing a message opposed to abortion, ahead of a key referendum in the Republic of Ireland.

By Catholic News Agency