New census data confirms that the once-dominant Protestants no longer predominate — a demographic change that could open the door to reunification with the rest of Ireland. A man walks past a Catholic ...

An anti-Brexit sign is affixed to a pole in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2019 outside the Falls Road offices of Sinn Fein, a left-wing political party pushing for a united Ireland. It is one of ...

A peace wall separating Catholic and Protestant communities is seen in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 1, 2017. Data from the 2021 census showed 45.7% of respondents identified as Catholic or were ...

The rest of the story. Ireland is one of the few remaining countries where it’s a major news item that Catholics make up less than 90 percent of the population. According to reports last spring, the ...

More people in Northern Ireland now identify as Catholic than Protestant for the first time in the history of the jurisdiction, new census figures reveal. The data has led to calls for a referendum ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) – Thousands of Protestants marched peacefully through the heart of Northern Ireland’s capital Saturday amid a heavy security presence. It was one of Belfast’s biggest ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland's two major parties will return to power atop a joint Catholic-Protestant government with increased support for their policies of compromise and ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, and LONDON — It was a warm June night in 1991 when a phone call came that would change Martha Seaman's life forever. It was her son's fiancée, and she was crying. "That was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON (Reuters) -The biggest Protestant church in Northern Ireland is under criminal investigation over safeguarding concerns, ...

When Metairie's Bill and Winkie Bouldin began thinking about retirement -- Bill from Texaco and Winkie as a teacher -- in the early 1990s, they cast around trying to decide what to do in their golden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time in history, more people in Northern Ireland identify as Catholic than Protestant. Data from the 2021 census ...

People participate in the Orange Order celebrations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 12, 2022. The celebrations mark the anniversary of Protestant King William’s victory over the Catholic King James ...