Pope must follow through on support for same-sex civil unions, says McAleese
Francis suggests in documentary ‘civil union law’ should be created for gay people
Belarus bars head of its Catholic Church after criticism of crackdown
Vatican urges Lukashenko regime to allow return of Archbishop Kondrusiewicz
Pope urges Christians to forgo the materialism of Christmas
Francis sends Cardinal to Iraq to celebrate with the country’s long-suffering Christians
Spain in quandary over exhumation and reburial of dictator
Franco’s remains could end up in Madrid cathedral, making it a mecca for extremists
Berlusconi names choice for prime minister if he wins Italian election
European Parliament president Antonio Tajani in line for nomination after Sunday’s poll
Pope Francis may visit Northern Ireland next year
Pope and President Michael D Higgins discuss migration and difficulties facing EU
Kenny to meet Pope Francis five years after scathing Dáil speech
Taoiseach decried ‘dysfunction, disconnection and narcissism’ of Holy See in 2011
US vice-president drops in to Vatican for cancer event
Joe Biden, the second senior US Democrat to visit Vatican in the last two weeks, meets the pope
Suspension of Vatican audit casts doubt on reform
Pope Francis’s new body believed to be on collision course with Secretariat of State
‘Vatileaks 2’ trial due to reconvene
Five accused of leaking information face eight-year prison sentence if found guilty
Pope Francis enters debate over Italy’s same-sex unions Bill
Church influence blamed for fact Italy is last country in western Europe without civil union
Actor, prisoner and cardinal launch pope’s new book
Oscar winner Roberto Benigni describes Pope Francis as ‘greatest man in the world’
Dublin priest Paul Tighe appointed bishop in the Vatican
Monsignor who was central to social media strategy is also made secretary of Council for Culture
‘Homosexual unions’ a problem for humanity, says cardinal
Cardinal Robert Sarah: Such relationships ‘retrogressive for culture and civilisation’
Vatican hopes pope’s Cuba trip helps end US embargo
Holy See states desire for end to US embargo and improved human rights on the island
Papal nuncio warns Catholics against becoming ‘caricatures’
Relations between Ireland and the Vatican have ‘improved immensely’
Holy See reiterates stance on same-sex marriage
Vatican prepares proposals to go before Pope Francis at next Synod of Bishops
Catholic Church ‘bereavement’ after same-sex marriage vote
Archbishop Eamon Martin says ‘two parallel discussions’ going on
Marriage referendum a ‘defeat for humanity’ - does the Vatican just not get it?
Cardinal’s comments better applied to holocaust than Irish referendum
Vatican stands by Cardinal’s remarks on referendum
Secretary of State called result of the Irish referendum a ‘disaster for humanity’
Vatican calls Irish referendum a ‘defeat for humanity’
Secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin reaction to vote
Pope continues his reform of curia and of Vatican
Some see Pope Francis’s latest project for the poor as a gimmick and not of any value
Pope to make first visit to Albania with one-day trip
Pontiff to pay homage to martyrs of Christian, Orthodox and Muslim faiths
Majority of 19 new cardinals from outside Europe
Non-European bias appears to have worked against Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin
Appointments by Pope Francis tie in with plan for ‘real’ reform
Announcements illustrate pontiff’s determination to bring about ‘effective change’ in the church
Pope appoints veteran Vatican diplomat as secretary of state
Appointment of Italian archbishop Pietro Parolin suggests papal reform of Curia will be more constructive than destructive
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