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NEWS ABOUT: Irish Catholics

Irish Catholics stories: 3 news summaries
OPINION

Sex-Abuse Report Shames Ireland, Church

Writer lauds harrowing report of violence against children

May 21, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The massive report released yesterday documenting the systematic abuse of children in Irish Catholic schools and institutions is "a monument to the shameful nature of Irish society throughout most of the decades of the 20th century," writes Mary Raftery in the Irish Times. The painstaking disclosure of physical... More »

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Catholic Church • child abuse • sexual abuse • abuse • Ireland • priest sex abuse • Irish Catholics • Catholic priest • Christian school

Top N. Ireland Minister Will Step Down

Paisley played key role in power-sharing, peace agreements

Mar 4, 08 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Northern Ireland’s influential first minister, Ian Paisley, will step down in May, Reuters reports. The Protestant evangelist, 81, helped soothe religious strife in the province when he agreed to share power with Catholics last year after decades of fueling the conflict, the AP reports. "I've achieved my aims,... More »

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Northern Ireland • United Kingdom • Bertie Ahern • Ian Paisley • Protestants • Britain • Irish Catholics • Democratic Unionist Party • first minister • evangelist

St. Patty's, Holy Week Collide

Some Irish organizations reschedule parades from Palm Sunday; others stand firm

Feb 21, 08 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - This year’s calendar sees St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) falling during the week preceding Easter, which has caused most organizers to move parades forward to avoid forcing Irish Catholics to choose between heritage and the church's Holy Week, the Boston Globe reports. South Boston planners, however, refused to... More »

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Boston • Holy Week • St. Patrick's Day • Palm Sunday • Irish Catholicism • Irish Catholics

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