America Magazine

Northern Ireland census shows more Catholics than Protestants for the first time ever

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 ...
America Magazine

Catholics now outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland. Is Irish unification on the horizon?

The first round of the 2021 Northern Irish census results were released on Sept. 22, and it produced a shocker: Catholics now outnumber Protestants for the first time since the Northern Irish state ...
National Catholic Reporter

Northern Ireland has majority Catholic population for first time, UK census shows

The territory of Northern Ireland was created in 1921 with the explicit goal of creating a region primarily for Protestants who wished to remain a part of the United Kingdom. Now, 101 years later, ...
Irish Central

End of the Northern Ireland Orange State after 100 years of repression

Is a United Ireland a valid objective as 45.7% of Northern Ireland's population now identify as Catholic? It is a thought that 100 years ago would have seemed unfathomable. It was the supreme act of ...
The New York Times

Catholics Outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the First Time

Newly released census results may fuel calls for a referendum on uniting Ireland, experts say, but not right away. By Megan Specia and Ed O’Loughlin LONDON — For the first time, Catholics outnumber ...
Crux

Northern Ireland census shows more Catholics than Protestants

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 ...