Republic of Ireland
As Brexit stirs tensions, Northern Irish clergy reprise peacekeeping roles
By Christine Luby — April 26, 2021
(RNS) — As Northern Ireland marks 100 years since its partition, faith leaders emerge from the shadows of the country’s peace walls to stop the resurgence of sectarian violence.
Survivors of Magdalene laundries still waiting for an apology
By Paige Brettingen — May 1, 2013
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (RNS) Teresa Bell was one of thousands of young girls who were sent to the Magdalene workhouses run by Roman Catholic nuns when she got pregnant at age 16. She worked long hours washing clothes with no pay and little rest; after giving birth, her daughter was put in an orphanage.
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