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

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina were at the Vatican today to pay their respects to Pope Francis, ...

Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin praised Pope Francis for his "unwavering commitment to the principles of compassion, peace ...

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 ...

As Pope Francis’ death is mourned by Catholics worldwide, his 2018 visit to Ireland remains a significant moment of his papacy. The Vatican confirmed on Easter Monday that Pope Francis died at ...

As Ireland's first gay head of government ... Archbishop Martin thinks it is also significant that Pope Francis asked to meet with homeless people at the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin.

A group from the UK and Ireland was in Vatican City ahead of Pope Francis's funeral. They described being there to pay ...

The visit of Pope Francis to Ireland seven years ago was said to have offered a “powerful” opportunity for survivors of clerical abuse to gather in solidarity and highlight scandals.

Books of condolence have been opened across Northern Ireland following the death of Pope Francis. Members of the public can sign Belfast's book of condolence at the city hall or online ...

The Church of Ireland’s Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Rev John McDowell, commented: “Pope Francis’ brotherly affection for Christian people of all traditions ...

he insisted that Francis’s journey to Ireland also revealed “little seeds of hope” for the Church’s future. “I think on the one hand, the visit confirmed what we all know, and the Pope ...