Pope John Paul offered a strange comment to President of Ireland Mary McAleese's husband during a meeting in 1999. *Editor's Note: A previous version of this article was entitled "Pope John Paul ...

The Catholic Church is "an empire of misogyny" and must reform its traditionalist outlook if it wants to stay relevant, former Irish President Mary McAleese has claimed. McAleese, who led Ireland from ...

Former Irish President Mary McAleese was born on this day, June 27, 1951, in Ardoyne in north Belfast. She turns 68 today! A graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast, and Trinity College, Dublin, she ...

A short film based on author Séamas O’Reilly’s hilarious Twitter thread about an interaction with Mary McAleese has been made. The author of ‘Did Ye Hear Mammy Died’ has been part of two of the ...

Former President Mary McAleese and her husband Senator Martin McAleese have been announced as the joint recipients of the 2011 Tipperary International Peace Award. In a statement Tipperary Peace ...

Does the Catholic Church have a deep-rooted misogyny problem? Former Irish president Mary McAleese — and a number of other advocates for greater inclusion of women in the Catholic Church — think so.

Ireland's Mary McAleese describes Francis as "a disappointment in relation to women," while Voices of Faith puts forth proposals to reform the Curia's hiring practices. Speakers at the recent Voices ...

It is slightly funny to remember that when Mary McAleese was first elected president of Ireland, some considered her “too Catholic.” McAleese, who served two terms and 14 years as president, was in ...

Irish President Mary McAleese has turned down an invitation to be grand marshal of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade in 2011, the historic 250th anniversary of the event. The turn down is ...

Mary McAleese accuses the leadership of the Catholic Church for failing to rid themselves of sexism and misogyny. The former President of Ireland Mary McAleese took a scathing hit at the Catholic ...