Thieves vandalized the crypt and took the head of an 800-year-old mummy known as “the Crusader.”
Michael Kelly - Catholic News Service
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Irish abuse survivor Marie Collins wants Vatican summit to increase accountability
A prominent survivor and advocate for those affected by clerical abuse has urged Pope Francis to publicly name bishops who have been found guilty of negligence by church tribunals.
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Irish president signs new abortion law
Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland signed an abortion law which takes affect on January 1, 2019. According to the Department of Health, only 200 of some 2,500 family doctors have signed up to be abortion providers. However, many Irish doctors have expressed concern that despite conscientious objections, they might be forced by law to conduct abortions.
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Irish president apologizes to women sent to Magdalene laundries
Higgins apologized to the women, whom he called “survivors of the Magdalene regime.”
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Irish bishop hopes papal visit can help bring healing after abortion vote
Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick told Massgoers on May 26 that the result “is deeply regrettable and chilling for those of us who voted ‘no.'”
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Voters in Ireland pave way for abortion on demand
The repeal of Ireland’s Eighth Amendment, which guarantees the right to life of the unborn, has passed with a nearly 2-1 margin.
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Do mothers and unborn children have an equal right to life? Irish voters will decide in May
The vote could open the door to legal abortion on demand in Ireland.
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Irish bishop recalls the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan for her Catholic faith and inspiration
O’Riordan, 46, died suddenly Jan. 15 in London, where she had been due to record material for a new release. Police were investigating her death, calling it “unexplained.”
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Northern Ireland political leader Martin McGuinness dies at 66
McGuinness was an early activist in the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association. Later, joined the Irish Republican Army, which was leading an armed insurrection against British rule in Northern Ireland.