The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has called for a full investigation into mother and baby homes in Ireland. His call follows controversy over a mass grave containing the remains of nearly 800 children from a convent-run home in Tuam in County Galway. The children, aged one to nine, died between 1925 and 1961. The Read more
Young people are helping to lead a rebirth of the Catholic Church in Ireland, the apostolic nuncio to that country believes. American-born Archbishop Charles Brown told the Catholic News Service that this rebirth is like spring after 20 years of winter. “You see a renewed enthusiasm among young Catholics in Ireland now,” Archbishop Brown said. Read more