Gay marriage has been defeated in Northern Ireland following a block vote of major Unionist parties against it.

Catholic bishops are to write to the Northern Ireland Assembly in opposition of the legalisation of the same-sex marriage motion which is to be debated by the Assembly in Stormont on Monday, 29 April, 2013.

Opposing gay marriage is not necessarily a bigoted position claims Breda O'Brien, a writer for the IrishTimes.

The Irish government has been urged to call a referendum as quickly as possible after the constitutional convention voted overwhelmingly in favor of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.

Ronald Reagan’s daughter, Patti Davis, has said that her father would have supported gay marriage and been “puzzled” by the opposition to same-sex marriage.

Michael Reagan, son of the late former President Ronald Reagan, has spoken out in a recent op-ed for the Ironton Tribune that it is time for religious leaders and institutions to fight back in the gay-marriage debate.

Despite O’Reilly’s denials, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell says Fox host Bill O’Reilly despises Rush Limbaugh and the feeling is mutual.

Fox News pundit Sean Hannity saw his show descend into chaos on Monday night after a loaded question delivered to frequent Hannity guest Leo Terell made the latter man explode with fury.

Amnesty International has warned Northern Ireland that it will inevitably face a human rights legal case over its ban on gay marriage.

In a dramatic move that some critics are suggesting is like holding a gun to their own heads, Ireland's Catholic bishops have warned they will no longer perform the civil aspects of weddings if marriage is extended to gay couples.

Rush Limbaugh reacted to Bill O’Reilly’s comments this week that those opposed to same-sex marriage haven’t been able to do anything apart from “thump a Bible.”

Bill O’Reilly, host of ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ on FOX News, said on Tuesday that those in favor of same-sex marriage have presented the more compelling argument in the brewing battle that is currently being debated in the Supreme Court.

Irish women are flocking to Knock shrine in Co. Mayo to find love at the country’s oldest marriage introduction service.

Hillary Rodham Clinton finally declared her support for marriage equality for gay couples on Monday. But her decision to do so now is being interpreted by many as a signal she may be seriously weighing a 2016 presidential run, and attempting to defuse an issue that made her look too politically cautious to win the Democratic nod in 2008.

Bill Clinton, the man who signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) into law, has joined the growing chorus of prominent Americans urging the Supreme Court to overturn it, 17 years after it became law.

An Irish farmer drowned his three-year-old daughter before killing himself over fears his American wife would bring the child to live in the United States. Martin McCarthy (50), a farmer, had been treated for depression and a heart condition and was deeply upset  as his marriage to Rebecca (26), from California was breaking down.