Death of Pope Francis - live updates: Funeral to take place on Saturday
Tributes paid to late pontiff who died of a stroke and heart failure
Tributes paid to late pontiff who died of a stroke and heart failure
Pope died unexpectedly after stroke, cardiac arrest
Pontiff’s funeral could take place as early as Friday, with Vatican authorities expected to confirm details on Tuesday
Speculation around who is in the running to succeed Pope Francis comes with health warnings as favourites, or papabiles, often remain cardinals
Diocesan administrator says new parish church ‘will rise again in one form or another’
In many ways, Francis was a good and unpretentious man who eschewed personal pomp. But he did little to advance the position of women in the Catholic Church
Meeting with US vice-president comes after pontiff recently criticised Trump administration’s immigration policies
Pontiff did not preside over the Vatican’s Mass for Easter but appeared after for blessing and message
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The 58-year-old is due to appear in court on Saturday
In her 2012 book, Child Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church, Keenan theorised that some priests who aspired to priestly perfection were so conflicted by seminary demands on them that they resorted to child sexual abuse
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Priest at Kilkenny church asked that Irish flag be removed from coffin of Defence Forces veteran John Phelan
Author Anne Tiernan followed a man, her now husband, to New Zealand 20 years ago
Former Vatican troubleshooter and archbishop of Washington was expelled from priesthood by Pope Francis
The Vatican has entered into an agreement with China aimed at ending division between two Catholic communities
Some survivors want Government to seize assets of religious orders who refuse to pay
Any attempt to force payment from church orders would be fraught with legal difficulty, expert says
Government negotiator Sheila Nunan has submitted a final report with conclusions from talks with seven Catholic bodies and the Church of Ireland
Vatican continues with plan to reduce the number of bishops/dioceses in Ireland
Pope Francis’s decision to declare 2025 a ‘Jubilee Year of Hope’ entirely prescient, says Limerick Bishop
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Pontiff (88) remains in Rome hospital for treatment of double pneumonia
Unthinkable: Asking whether we have lost something from our lapsed Catholicism is not about rushing back to the past. It’s about facing the future with greater self-awareness
Rite & Reason: The question remains whether recent reforms signify a genuine commitment to inclusivity or are merely symbolic gestures aimed at appeasing critics
He was ‘a man of the people, for all people, rich and poor, believers and non-believers, especially the poor, the marginalised’
Francis has hit the three-week mark in hospital with no indication of when he may return to the Vatican
I am church-averse but I know the comfort that religion can bring
Francis, who has been in hospital since February 14th, had two episodes of ‘acute respiratory insufficiency’
Pontiff inhaled ‘copious’ amounts of mucus in another setback
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