Hope by Pope Francis review: Don’t believe the hype, this is another triumph of marketing over substance
Far from the autobiography it is described as, Francis uses recollections to reflect on current events
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Gay men can train as Catholic priests but must observe celibacy, say Italian bishops
Guidelines announced by bishops’ conference signify shift in views, but sexually active gay men will not be admitted to seminaries
The Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year 2025 is a time of celebration, an expression of praise to God
Rite & Reason: Pope Francis situates the need for hope in the challenging world of ‘gloomy discouragement and ill-concealed cynicism’
Vatican Spies by Yvonnick Denoel: This could have provided John le Carré with enough material for a second career
This is a thoroughly researched book about espionage on and by the Vatican
Pope reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping, calling it ‘an evil that destroys social life’
Francis offers public dressing down of some of the sins in the workplace at the headquarters of the Catholic Church
Eight people in Gaza refugee camp among 15 killed in latest strikes by Israel
Israeli minister criticises Pope Francis’ call to study whether war in Palestinian enclave constitutes a genocide
France’s Mayotte cleans up after cyclone, total death toll still unknown
Cyclone Chido leaves 31 confirmed dead on Indian Ocean archipelago but officials fear death toll could run to thousands
Pope Francis says he escaped suicide bombing during visit to Iraq in 2021
Francis made the revelation in his upcoming autobiography, Spera (Hope), due to be published in January
Contrast between the beauty of Notre Dame and the condition of France is stark
Macron will hobnob with foreign leaders at the cathedral, much as Louis XVI tinkered with his clock collection on the day the Bastille was taken
Ray D’Arcy offers an intriguing glimpse into a dirty industry
Radio: When the RTÉ host talks to Pat and Aisling Ryan, it’s an intriguing glimpse into an unseen and unglamorous yet vital industry
Pope has called for international investigation into allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza
Pope Francis for the first time publicly used the word ‘genocide’ in reference to Gaza
Men are suffering a crisis of meaning. And some are finding answers in orthodox religion
While being young and female is still no picnic, young men are struggling in multiple ways
Opus by Gareth Gore: Shining a light on the ‘dark money’ behind a shadowy Catholic organisation
A deeply disturbing and important book which will interest and concern anyone who believes in that blessed trinity of modern democracy – openness, transparency and accountability
Meet the two Irish women with voting rights at the Synod of Bishops in Rome
Traditionally, the only non-bishops with voting rights were 10 members of male religious orders but Pope Francis has changed that to five men and women religious
Welcoming migrants is not only a societal duty but a sacred obligation for Christians
Rite & Reason: The Irish experience abroad should remind us of the empathy we owe to those seeking shelter on our shores
Synod on Synodality aims at missionary outreach to the excluded and marginalised
Rite & Reason: This month, 368 delegates from around the world are gathering in Rome for the second session of the Catholic Church’s Synod on Synodality
Agent Noel Kelly bounces back after Tubridy controversy
Plus: Irish Catholic podcast believes the pope is a very naughty boy; JP McManus’s road woes; and Ciaran Mullooly’s new adviser in Brussels
Archbishop Noël Treanor: Irish-born apostolic nuncio to the EU and former bishop of Down and Connor
He was outspoken on Brexit and marriage equality, but a row with the head of the church’s child protection watchdog may have cost him the primacy of all Ireland
Pope criticises Harris and Trump, telling US Catholics to ‘choose the lesser evil’ in election vote
Pontiff (87) says not welcoming migrants is a ‘grave’ sin and both candidates are ‘against life’
Estimated 600,000 people attend Mass with Pope Francis in East Timor
Crowds gather from early morning to secure spot for service with Francis despite temperatures higher than 30 degrees
Gardaí to investigate whether sex abuse rings operated in schools
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says force will investigate if abusers were working together
Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin 10-day Asia-Pacific tour
Pontiff (87) will also visit East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea during longest tour of his papacy
Archbishop Georg Gänswein declares loyalty to Pope Francis after banishment from Rome
German cleric appointed papal nuncio to the Baltic countries after period in wilderness following publication of controversial memoir
Tommy Tiernan is on a mission to revive ‘radical’ Christian Irish philosopher
Kerry writer John Moriarty, who died in 2007, called for ‘the abandonment of the western way of life’
Fr Dougal Maguire meets the pope: Irish comedians granted an audience with Francis
Ardal O’Hanlon, Tommy Tiernan and Patrick Kielty among group of comedians to have audience with Pope Francis
Irish comedians Ardal O’Hanlon, Patrick Kielty and Tommy Tiernan to have audience with Pope Francis
Irish comic trio part of audience of more than 100 international artists meeting pontiff
Why are our churches focused on institutional decline when humanity faces an existential crisis?
Rite & Reason: The Irish churches are stuck in a sectarian time warp while the existential current and future needs of Ireland and the world go mostly unaddressed.
Pope Francis apologises for use of slur during discussion about gay men
Pontiff (87) is alleged to have made remark during meeting with bishops in Rome last week in discussion over admission of gay men to Catholic seminaries
Pope clears sainthood for Italian millennial known as ‘God’s influencer’
Carlo Acutis was a computer prodigy who helped to spread Catholic teaching online before his death in 2006
‘I do God’: London mayor Sadiq Khan on religious faith, meeting the Pope and the fight to save the planet
London’s mayor led a delegation to the Vatican on Thursday for a summit on climate change
‘I don’t think the West really understands’: A Ukrainian writer on his journey from torture camp to the front line
Stanislav Aseyev returns after injury to Donbas, where he survived nearly 1,000 days in brutal captivity
First Belong to God by Austen Ivereigh: The ideas of Pope Francis on the existential crisis facing religion and the planet
Very little has changed in terms of doctrine, even if the background music is softer and less dogmatic
Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire in Easter address
Francis skipped night-time Via Crucis procession on Friday
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