The numbers tell a bleak story for the Catholic Church in Ireland

He said he told the pope, “I could spend all day here talking to you,” and Francis replied, “So could I!”

“The struggle to secure our daily bread is exhausting. There is a shortage of everything. Nutritious food is non-existent. We have run out of medications and vitamins.”

Condemned by the Jesuit Refugee Service UK as a “cruel plan” that “violates human dignity,” the policy authorizes deporting people who come to the United Kingdom in search of safety to Rwanda.

All but four Senate Republicans and six Democrats voted to block the bipartisan bill’s passage yesterday. The actions of members from both parties concerned immigration advocates.

Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin said he hoped that the newly returned relic of St. Brigid would inspire people to show hospitality to asylum-seekers, at a time of growing protests about immigration in the country.