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Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV says he is 'deeply pained' by Gaza aid blockade in first Sunday address
Yesterday
10th May 2025
Pope Leo XIV reveals reason behind papal name and visits Francis's tomb
'Woke Marxist Pope': Why MAGA Catholics aren't too happy about the election of Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV’s brother said the new pope ‘will be looking out for the disenfranchised and the poor, and he will follow Pope Francis’.
Last week
4th May 2025 - 10th May 2025
Yes, Pope Leo XIV has watched the hit film Conclave
'Did he just say Prevost?’: St Peter’s Square stunned by first American Pope, Leo XIV
'Praying we get the right pope for the right time': The Irish camping out in St Peter's Square
Explainer: When will we see the white smoke and a new pope?
If recent conclaves are anything to go by, we could see the new pope later today.
Explainer: The extreme measures taken to ensure the secrecy of the conclave
‘Not conservative or liberal, but holy’: What are Vatican insiders looking for from the next pope?
‘I don’t know if they’re looking for conservative, liberal, progressive, traditional, fat or thin.. I think they’re just looking for someone holy.’
Conclave: Here’s how the drama unfolded last time around, in Pope Francis’s own words
‘It was then that I began to understand. I understood at least that the danger was there.’
Pope Francis gave blessing for popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children
This month
May 2025
Cardinal faces criticism for singing ‘Imagine’ while his supporters urged to stop making memes
China ‘elects’ two bishops despite Pope Francis's death, defying Vatican agreement
After changing his date of birth, this Cardinal from Burkina Faso can now vote in the conclave
Last month
April 2025
Italian cardinal convicted of embezzlement will not participate in upcoming conclave
Former bishop Brendan Comiskey, who resigned over Ferns Report, dies aged 89
Three busloads of Cardinals arrive to pay respects at tomb of Pope Francis and cause media frenzy
200,000 attend Mass for 'first millennial saint' on second day of mourning for Pope Francis
6am sprints and rooftop communion: Behind the scenes of the papal funeral
Small group of transgender people and prisoners among the last to say farewell to Pope Francis
The small group of transgender people live with a community of nuns that is supported by a Bishop who had a role in organising the funeral.
President Higgins attends lying in state of Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica
He and his wife Sabina paid their respects to the late pontiff this afternoon.
On the red-eye to Rome: 'We were coming for the canonisation - now we're here for a funeral'
Next pope: What the Vatican choreography tells us about the possible outcome of the conclave
Opinion: Michael O'Brien's intervention was a watershed moment in our reckoning with abuse
Dr Sinéad Ring
Close to 20,000 people pay their respects to Pope Francis ahead of funeral on Saturday
By the afternoon, the wait to enter the church was more than four hours.
Pope Francis's body is moved to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state
The late pontiff will be buried on Saturday.
Irish woman who resigned from Vatican abuse panel says Pope Francis 'met resistance' from within
The Drimnagh-born Cardinal running the Vatican following the death of Pope Francis
Progressive versus traditionalist? The polarising issues that will define the next pope
Leo Varadkar: The way Pope Francis reached out to LGBTQ+ people and refugees made a difference
'Conclave of comedians': When Pope Francis met Father Dougal
Pope Francis died after stroke that led to irreversible heart failure, Vatican confirms
World leaders have been paying tribute following the pontiff’s death and preparations are now under way for his funeral.
President Michael D Higgins expressed his “profound sadness” on receiving the news of the pope's death.
Nine days of official mourning have been declared in the Vatican with the funeral expected to take place around next weekend.
Pope Francis had nightly Whatsapp calls with Catholics in Gaza since start of Israeli invasion
When is Pope Francis's funeral likely to take place and what role will an Irish cardinal play?
'Pope Francis did some good, but on the issue of clerical child sex abuse, he was disappointing'
'Refugees cry out': The roots of Pope Francis's immigration rift with JD Vance
‘We can no longer allow that flow of containers, of humanity driven back, fraternity denied, to continue to represent us,’ wrote Francis in his autobiography.
Fr Tony Flannery: I loved that man and that Pope — I will miss him
Tony Flannery
What happens during a real-world conclave?
Pope Francis has died aged 88
In a statement, the Vatican said: "Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta."
Francis was admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome in February for bronchitis, where he spent five weeks.
‘A normal kid’: Who is Carlo Acutis, the millennial teenager about to become a saint?