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.'"

With the vote decided, attention is turning to Ireland's parliament, which will make new laws to govern abortions.

The news from Ireland and the United States reminds us of Herod, of Pharaoh. What culture betrays its children?

The repeal of Ireland's Eighth Amendment, which guarantees the right to life of the unborn, has passed with a nearly 2-1 margin.

“Priests and bishops get verbal abuse by being told, ‘How can you speak for women? You don’t know what it’s like!’”

The Irish bishops have warned that if the Eighth Amendment is repealed, legislation the government plans to introduce would make Ireland one of the most liberal abortion regimes in Europe.