Michelle O'Neill of the Sinn Féin party is the first Catholic to head the Northern Ireland government. Addressing the region's legislative assembly upon her election Feb. 3, O'Neill, 47, said, "The days of second-class citizenship are long gone, and today confirms that
Catholic school leaders in Northern Ireland have called on parents to reject a plan by the British government that they say would "impose abortion ideology" on faith-based schools in the region.
Though Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom, it has been
President Joe Biden said "the enemies of peace will not prevail" in Northern Ireland as he pledged the United States would continue to partner and support the region in building stability and future prosperity for its young people.
In his keynote address in
Church leaders, experts give thanks for 25 years of ‘landmark’ Good Friday Agreement but say more is needed for Northern Ireland ‘peace dividend’
Prayers will be said at Masses and other religious ceremonies across Ireland and Northern Ireland this Easter weekend to give thanks for 25 years of peace marking the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
Signed on April 10, 1998, the accord brought an
Twenty-five years after the Good Friday Agreement ended 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland, Church leaders say that while the treaty brought peace to the region, it also helped usher in an era where religious identity has faded and secularism has
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is investigating a possible crime after an image of Pope Francis was burned in a bonfire.
Other fires -- lit by Protestants to commemorate a battle 332 years ago which ended the Catholic monarchy in
In a joint message for St. Patrick's Day, the Catholic and Anglican archbishops of Armagh said the war in Ukraine is a lesson to Northern Ireland to "never take peace for granted" and "never give up on dialogue, the building of bridges,
Leaders of Ireland's Christian churches vowed to face "difficult truth" and work closer together to ensure that the fragile peace process in Northern Ireland leaves a lasting legacy of reconciliation.
The leaders gathered in Armagh for what they described as a service of
Politicians in Northern Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to prevent the late-term abortions of babies with disabilities.
On March 15, members of the Legislative Assembly voted 48-12 in support of the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill, completing the second
Politicians in Northern Ireland rejected an "extreme" new abortion law imposed on the province from Parliament in London.
Members of Northern Ireland's Legislative Assembly voted 46-40 to oppose a legal framework announced March 25 to permit abortion on demand in the first 12