Now there are under 140 sisters. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans: What led you to become a Catholic sister? Hennessey: My journey wasn’t ...

A new maritime security unit has been set up at the Department of Defence to look at ways to address maritime threats and risks to Ireland. The body, which was established at the end of last year ...

UFC fighter Conor McGregor solidified his bid for Ireland’s presidency on Thursday with a promise to preserve his native country by tackling migration, days after meeting with President Trump at ...

Northern Ireland face Switzerland in an international friendly in Belfast tonight. Michael O’Neill’s side return to action at Windsor Park on Friday evening in confident mood having ...

One presentation developed an insight first attributed to religious historian Mircea Eliade: The opposite of "Catholic" is not "Protestant," the opposite is "sectarian." Another explained how the ...

McGregor potentially planning to run for President of Ireland in 2025. McGregor met with Trump, expressing concerns about Ireland's future. McGregor aims to address illegal immigration issues, which ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from E to ESE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 34 °F (1.1 °C). Sunny with a high of 56 °F (13.3 °C). Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Mostly sunny ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable at 13 to 16 mph (20.9 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be 44 °F (6.7 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 °C). Winds ENE at 14 to 16 mph (22.5 to 25. ...

In the big picture, Pew reports the current breakdown of American religious identity as follows: Unaffiliated (29%), evangelical Protestant (23%), Catholic (19%), mainline ... The Protestant map is ...

At that time it was used to refer to supporters of the future King James II, a protestant, who defeated is catholic rival in succeeding to the throne. The Irish previously used it to refer to ...

It survives today in more than “150 Latin manuscripts in libraries and archives across the world” and can also be found on many medieval world maps and maps of Ireland. “While scholars agree ...