Republic of Ireland Archives

Irish bishops call for swift action in resettlement of child refugees

Apr 15, 2021

Ireland’s bishops are calling on the government to “act quickly” in resettling refugee children from the Moira refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece.

By Charles Collins

Irish Christian leaders call on UK, Ireland to work together on root causes of N Ireland violence

Apr 13, 2021

Religious leaders in Ireland are calling on Irish, British, and Northern Irish politicians to renew their “commitment to peace, reconciliation and the protection of the most vulnerable” in the face of ongoing violence in Northern Ireland.

By Charles Collins

Irish bishops says ‘unwillingness’ to appreciate religion during COVID crisis

Apr 4, 2021

An Irish bishop claims there is an “unwillingness or inability in Ireland to appreciate the value of religion or spirituality” in Ireland during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Charles Collins

Irish bishop: ‘Patience is wearing thin’ over ban on public worship

Apr 1, 2021

Bishops in Ireland are calling on the government to take the spiritual needs of the population into consideration, noting the country is the only one in Western Europe to continue to ban public worship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Charles Collins

Dublin Archbishop: Don’t put business before faith when lifting lockdown

Mar 17, 2021

Ireland’s primate has called on the government to not put commercial interests over the right to worship when it lifts COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

By Charles Collins

Ireland’s bishops call Dying With Dignity Bill ‘fundamentally flawed’

Mar 11, 2021

Ireland’s bishops say that a bill to legalize assisted suicide in the country is “fundamentally flawed,” and are calling on Catholics to ask their elected representatives to “reject it entirely.”

By Charles Collins

Irish bishops call for resumption of public worship after COVID restrictions eased

Mar 10, 2021

Ireland’s bishops are calling for people to be allowed to attend public worship as soon as the country eases its COVID-19 lockdown.

By Charles Collins

TV documentary shows scale of Church-brokered illegal adoptions in Ireland

Mar 4, 2021

A new documentary in Ireland has detailed a series of illegal adoptions facilitated by religious orders in the country, which involved the creation of false birth certificates.

By Charles Collins