Professor Éamon de Valera, Jr, the son of former President of Ireland Éamon de Valera, is accused of organizing illegal adoptions in Ireland in a new RTÉ Investigates documentary. “Who Am I: Ireland’s ...

DUBLIN — For decades, Irish society stigmatized unwed mothers, pressuring them to give up their newborns, often in shadowy adoptions. Now, the Irish government, after years of inaction, has begun ...

Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has travelled to Moscow to fast-track talks on an adoption deal between Ireland and Russia – after US citizens were banned from adopting Russian children. The ...

DUBLIN, June 10 (Reuters) - The Irish government has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the treatment of children at Catholic church homes for unmarried mothers, including accusations of ...

Pope Francis says parents of gay children shouldn’t condemn them, ignore their orientation or throw them out of the house. Rather, he says they should pray, talk and try to understand. Speaking to ...