Catholic Church

Pope Francis’s funeral: Four-hour Mass and procession through Rome among plans for memorial

Michael D Higgins, Micheál Martin, Ursula von der Leyen, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and Donald Trump among attendees

Meetings of cardinals ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral could speed up election of successor

Bishop Paul Tighe, one of the most senior Irishmen in the Roman Curia, says pontiff’s legacy is ‘in the hearts of people'

The hurt that dripped from Michael O’Brien and others has to be part of Pope Francis’s legacy

The personal experience he vividly outlined on RTÉ television in 2009 was part of the reason Francis’s visit to Ireland nine years later was so different from the previous Irish papal visit

Brace yourself as world’s leaders make holy show of themselves at Pope’s funeral

The men-only club will be out in force. Even Francis ‘the reformer’ could not assail that bastion

Fiipinos mourn Francis and brace themselves for successor

In the Philippines, where 80 per cent of the population is Catholic, popes are always revered. Francis, however, was especially well loved

In many ways, Francis reminded me of another senior Catholic figure who died recently in Ireland

For all their shortcomings, the recently deceased pontiff and the late Bishop Willie Walsh left the world a better place

Conclave: Why election of Pope Francis’s successor will be like no other

College comprises 252 members, 135 of whom are aged under 80 and so eligible to vote in a conclave

Pope Francis: Thousands of Catholics to pay tribute as pontiff lies in state

Pontiff to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica for next three days, where thousands of Catholics expected to pay respects

Death of Pope Francis: Michael D Higgins says pontiff had ‘unfinished business’, as preparations made for papal funeral

Pope Francis remembered following his death from a stroke and heart failure

Pope Francis funeral: Level of State commemoration trails that afforded John Paul II in 2005

Government confirms public flags to be flown at half-mast on Saturday to mark pontiff’s funeral

‘Pope Francis changed the guardrails of Catholicism’: Vatican visitors reflect on pontiff’s legacy

Atmosphere of resignation pervades St Peter’s Square in the Vatican as Irish tourists and others reflect on late pontiff’s impact

The ‘Papabiles’: Six men who could become the next pope following the papal conclave

Conclave eligible to elect the successor to the late Pope Francis are expected to meet within weeks

Pope Francis’s green legacy is his radical encyclical Laudato Si’ that upended centuries of Catholic teaching

Published in 2015, Laudato Si’ spoke of our serious moral responsibility to protect the planet

Londoners and tourists mourn Pope Francis amid Catholicism’s unexpected renaissance in Britain

Pope Francis was remembered at Westminster Cathedral, home to resurgent Catholicism in England and Wales

Pope Francis: Cardinals to plan for papal funeral

Pope died unexpectedly after stroke, cardiac arrest

Pope Francis remembered as a leader who ‘knew how to give hope’

Pontiff’s funeral could take place as early as Friday, with Vatican authorities expected to confirm details on Tuesday

Who will be the next pope after Francis and how does the process work?

Speculation around who is in the running to succeed Pope Francis comes with health warnings as favourites, or papabiles, often remain cardinals

Investigation launched after Donegal church gutted by fire

Diocesan administrator says new parish church ‘will rise again in one form or another’

Pope Francis put women on a pedestal, where they could do no harm

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

JD Vance gets brief Easter audience with Pope Francis in Vatican

Meeting with US vice-president comes after pontiff recently criticised Trump administration’s immigration policies

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