Sahm Venter

Catholics in Northern Ireland are the territory's largest faith group for the first time, and a growing number of citizens identify as Irish, not British.

More than 1,000 amendments to a proposed Irish law for adoptees aim to push the bill to more fully address the long-term effects of former practices of secrecy at Catholic and other religious-run institutions.

A proposed law to allow for the exhumation of the remains of 796 babies at a former institution for unmarried mothers in Ireland is drawing criticism from campaigners who say it doesn't go far enough.

As Northern Ireland prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of one of the worst massacres in its history, surviving family members are waiting to hear if a suspected perpetrator can be prosecuted.

The British government wants to replace prosecutions and civil actions from victims of the Troubles with an "information recovery body" to encourage reconciliation in the territory. One critic, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, calls the plan "a betrayal of trust."

"You can't put a cap on trauma," says Sean Faloon, one of dozens over decades who say they were abused as children by the late Fr. Malachy Finegan in the Dromore Diocese.

Nancy Stewart, whose online Mass tour won her a social media following, died weeks before her 108th birthday. She became noted for her dedication to prayer, fun attitude and positive outlook through the pandemic's bleakest days.

Northern Ireland's divisive politics have led the ancient Irish language, once spoken by all here, to be identified more with Catholic and nationalist communities, who broadly seek for the territory to be a part of the Republic of Ireland from which it was carved a hundred years ago.

Some parents and teachers in Northern Ireland believe integrated education would help young Catholics and Protestant to forge relationships to cement the gains of the peace process.

Jan. 26, Northern Ireland's government released a 534-page report on 14 homes and institutions run by Catholic and Protestant churches and the state that housed more than 14,000 unwed mothers between 1922 and 1999.

Every morning after her prayers, and the first of many mugs of Barry's Irish tea, Nancy Stewart decides where to go to Mass. The 107-year-old and her granddaughter, Louise Coghlan, 37, settle in, pick a place and log on.