The Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin , said he travelled to Rome to ask if Francis would travel north of the border "to affirm the peace process". But he said it became clear that it would be a ...

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and Tánaiste Simon Harris are all set to attend the funeral for Pope Francis this Saturday, April 26. Ireland's Department of Foreign ...

DUBLIN — Nearly 40 years since the last papal visit to Ireland, Pope Francis arrived Saturday to a transformed country where the once-mighty Roman Catholic Church is in tatters. p pulse Follow As ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin signed a book of condolences in Dublin today, Thursday, April 24, for Pope Francis, who died on Monday. "On behalf of the people of Ireland, I signed the Book of Condolences ...

Editor’s Note: On April 26, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, primary celebrant of Pope Francis’ funeral, offered the following homily. The official transcript is reprinted here with permission. In ...

DERRY, Ireland — Ireland has been blessed to host two papal visits in the last 50 years. The visits bookended a period in a country that had undergone significant change in its Catholic faith.

Mr Hayes burned his left arm after carrying a large bain-marie three-quarters full of hot gravy down a sloped ramp and had ...

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - When Pope John Paul II made the first visit by a pontiff to Ireland in 1979, contraception and divorce were still illegal and the Catholic Church's influence on a deeply ...