"Pope Francis holds a special place in the hearts of the Irish people," Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin said on Monday, ...

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina were at the Vatican today to pay their respects to Pope Francis, ...

Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin praised Pope Francis for his "unwavering commitment to the principles of compassion, peace ...

As Ireland's first gay head of government ... Archbishop Martin thinks it is also significant that Pope Francis asked to meet with homeless people at the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin.

As Pope Francis’ death is mourned by Catholics worldwide, his 2018 visit to Ireland remains a significant moment of his papacy. The Vatican confirmed on Easter Monday that Pope Francis died at ...

As Ireland's first gay head of government ... Fr Tim Bartlett described Pope Francis as fearless Archbishop Martin thinks it is also significant that Pope Francis asked to meet with homeless ...

The visit of Pope Francis to Ireland seven years ago was said to have offered a “powerful” opportunity for survivors of clerical abuse to gather in solidarity and highlight scandals.

The Church of Ireland’s Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Rev John McDowell, commented: “Pope Francis’ brotherly affection for Christian people of all traditions ...

Leaders from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have joined the outpouring of tributes to Pope Francis. Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill said that Catholics "right across ...

he insisted that Francis’s journey to Ireland also revealed “little seeds of hope” for the Church’s future. “I think on the one hand, the visit confirmed what we all know, and the Pope ...

One question above all dominated discussion in advance of Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland in August 2018: would he meet survivors of clerical child sex abuse? Since Pope John Paul II’s visit ...