In August 2018, Pope Francis made a historic journey to Ireland, becoming the second pope to visit the Emerald Isle. Although it was his inaugural official trip as the pontiff, he had previously spent ...

The Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin , said he travelled to Rome to ask if Francis would travel north of the border "to affirm the peace process". But he said it became clear that it would be a ...

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and Tánaiste Simon Harris are all set to attend the funeral for Pope Francis this Saturday, April 26. Ireland's Department of Foreign ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin signed a book of condolences in Dublin today, Thursday, April 24, for Pope Francis, who died on Monday. "On behalf of the people of Ireland, I signed the Book of Condolences ...

Pope Francis faced a lukewarm reception and scattered protests Saturday on his trip to Ireland, with even his vow to rid the church of the "scourge" of sexual abuse and his outrage at those "repugnant ...

DERRY, Ireland — Ireland has been blessed to host two papal visits in the last 50 years. The visits bookended a period in a country that had undergone significant change in its Catholic faith.

Francis, 88, died on Monday at the Vatican. Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, was buried Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.

Editor’s Note: On April 26, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, primary celebrant of Pope Francis’ funeral, offered the following homily. The official transcript is reprinted here with permission. In ...

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Pope Francis suffered a stroke about an hour after getting out of bed Monday morning and died within minutes — after spending his final days fighting “to the end to be with his people,’’ sources said.