Ireland back in 1979 was a country gripped by political violence in the north. When it was announced that the newly elected Pope John Paul II would visit Ireland, immediately speculation began on ...

Members of the public and church leaders have expressed "sadness" after the death of Pope Francis on Monday morning. The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, said the ...

A priest who helped organise Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland in 2018 has recalled watching the pontiff compose his personal ...

As Pope Francis' plane, Shepherd One, with an Irish tricolour and the flag of the Holy See flying from the cockpit windows, touched down at Dublin Airport on the morning of Saturday 25 August 2018, it ...

Despite being called a ‘phenomenal’ advocate for migrants, Pope Francis’ statement in Dublin on clerical abuse was labelled ...

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

Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland six ... open air Sunday Mass in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, where pilgrims’ attendance was a ...

Pope Francis spent a short sabbatical in Dublin in 1980 and came back in 2018 for an official visit - it was the first time a ...

Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland six years ago was said to have ... a series of abuse and mistreatment scandals by the Catholic Church, which he said would have been “completely unacceptable”.

Ireland will be formally represented at the funeral for Pope Francis, which Vatican officials have announced will take place ...