The scandal of clerical abuse, the social upheaval of the 1960s, materialism, and “bad clericalism” all contributed to the dramatic decline of the Catholic Church in Ireland in the past 50 years.

St. Finbar Catholic Church parishioners gathered Friday night for their ninth annual Harvest Ball at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Marge Murphy and Kerry Carmody were given the 2011 Harvester ...