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Pope Francis is pictured in a file photo praying as he visits the Chapel of the Apparitions at the Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland. Because of the COVID pandemic, the Marian shrine has announced it will close Aug. 14-16 to discourage pilgrims from coming for the feast of the Assumption, usually its busiest day of the year. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Faith

COVID forces Knock shrine to close Aug. 15 to discourage crowds

Catholic News Service|Aug 11, 2020|2 Min Read

People gather to protest at the site of the former state-funded, Catholic-run home for unmarried mothers in Tuam, Ireland -- where a mass grave of 796 babies was uncovered -- in this 2018 photo. The Vatican ambassador to Ireland has backed the idea that the babies should be reburied in consecrated ground. (CNS photo/Niall Carson, Reuters)

World

Vatican nuncio agrees Ireland should rebury babies found in mass grave

Michael Kelly|Jul 22, 2020|3 Min Read

Interior of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. (Sergey Olegovich/Shutterstock via CNA)

World

Irish churches exempted from 50 person limit during coronavirus reopening

Catholic News Agency|Jun 26, 2020|2 Min Read

James Joyce in 1918. (Wikimedia Commons)

James Joyce: A portrait of the artist as a lapsed Catholic

Mike Aquilina|Jun 9, 2020|7 Min Read

(Flickr via CNA)

World

Irish commission: Catholic school discriminated against atheist student

Catholic News Agency|May 4, 2020|2 Min Read

(Shutterstock via CNA)

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Primate of All Ireland calls for ‘outpouring of works of mercy’ on St. Patrick’s Day

Catholic News Agency|Mar 17, 2020|2 Min Read

Statue of St. Patrick at the foot of Croagh Patrick mountain. (Steven Barnes/Shutterstock)

Faith

St. Patrick, we hardly knew ye

Msgr. Richard Antall|Mar 16, 2020|4 Min Read

People wave as they watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin March 17, 2019. Dublin's iconic parade has been canceled in 2020 due to fears over the spread of coronavirus. (CNS photo/Niall Carson, Reuters)

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Dublin cancels St. Patrick's parade after advice from health officials

Michael Kelly|Mar 9, 2020|2 Min Read

(Flickr via CNA)

World

Push for buffer zones in Ireland follows pro-life vigil outside Dublin hospital

Matt Hadro|Jan 2, 2020|4 Min Read

The old St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin. (Wikimedia Commons)

World

Irish nuns’ transfer of hospital land criticized over abortion plans

Catholic News Agency|Nov 26, 2019|4 Min Read

Apartment buildings in Dublin. Credit: Raquel Mathias / Shutterstock.

News

In Ireland, Catholic group warns of housing discrimination against migrants

Catholic News Agency|Aug 16, 2019|2 Min Read

Father Timothy J. Mockaitis

World

Challenges to seal of confession attributed to clergy sex abuse scandals

Chaz Muth|Jun 10, 2019|6 Min Read

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