‘Bob the Pope’ considered ‘a safe pair of hands’ by Irish priest who knew the new Pope Leo XIVPontiff’s successor as head of Augustinians recalls a man who is ‘humble, listens, lets everybody do their jobs’Fri May 09 2025 - 16:56
Pope Leo’s social conscience won’t go down well with JD Vance and Maga AmericaPope Leo XIV accurately reflects the Catholic Church’s position in the developing world, where it is growing fastestFri May 09 2025 - 08:06
Pope Leo XIV: First US-born pontiff addresses the faithful in St Peter’s SquareCardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago unlikely choice as 267th pope, but seen as champion of migrants and poorThu May 08 2025 - 22:10
‘It’s like our Olympics’: Irish priests among stunned faithful in St Peter’s Square as Pope Leo XIV emergesMany were surprised at choice of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, but hoped he would carry on legacy of Pope FrancisThu May 08 2025 - 21:20
Could a Dublin-born man become the next pope? Six men who could succeed FrancisConclave eligible to elect the successor to the late Pope Francis are expected to meet within weeksThu May 08 2025 - 08:06
Papal conclave: ‘I dread the day I think that’s about to arrive when I’m going to be older than the pope’As the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel took their oaths, a crowd of all ages gathered in St Peter’s SquareWed May 07 2025 - 21:22
The papabiles: Who are the contenders to become the 267th pope?Even at this late stage, it remains unclear who is most likely to become the Catholic Church’s next leader Wed May 07 2025 - 19:40
Cardinals gather in Rome to choose new PopePatsy McGarry reports from Rome as the Catholic Church’s most senior leaders meet in conclave today, to elect a successor to Pope Francis.Wed May 07 2025 - 12:09
Watch for white smoke begins in Vatican City as conclave meets to elect new pontiff Ballots of 133 voting cardinals burned after each vote with black smoke signalling no agreementWed May 07 2025 - 06:00
Spiritans accused of putting own interests before those of abuse victims Victim/survivor experience involving Spiritans ‘not one of compassion’, writes Restore Together lobby groupWed May 07 2025 - 06:00
Conclave explained: A graphical guide to the election of a popeOdds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or FridayTue May 06 2025 - 10:22
The Irish disapora and its role in electing the successor to Pope Francis this weekCardinals with strong links to Ireland will be playing key role in the papal conclave from WednesdayTue May 06 2025 - 06:00
I feel sorry for the huffing hordes who believe painful exertion is necessary for healthIn a Word ... SedentaryMon May 05 2025 - 00:30
Inside Dublin Islamic centre: pressure on ‘senior official’ to step down amid claims over staff links to banned groupAli Selim, who recently left the Clonskeagh centre, says ‘it is very hard to answer’ whether certain officials could be Muslim Brotherhood membersSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Dublin Islamic centre criticises ‘radicalised’ members as internal row deepensDispute over control of ICCI escalates as social media attacks against Dr Eid Zaher criticisedSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Muslims locked out of Clonskeagh mosque for Friday prayers issue ‘reopen’ pleaGathering convened ‘not in protest, but in pain, and in hope’Fri May 02 2025 - 15:52
Bishop Brendan Comiskey ‘a product of the Church culture of his time’, funeral toldFormer bishop of Ferns, who had resigned over handling of abuse complaints in diocese, fondly remembered by mournersThu May 01 2025 - 20:14
Brendan Comiskey: Bishop admitted his best efforts to deal with abuse allegations were ‘not good enough’Co Monaghan native resigned at centre of storm that led to Ferns report, which set a template for various future statutory reports into abuseMon Apr 28 2025 - 19:09
No calm after the storm for Vatican as young people descend after Pope’s funeralSome 200,000 participate in second Mass following Francis’s deathSun Apr 27 2025 - 21:33
Critics of Israeli government policies being labelled anti-Semitic is ‘outrageous’, Higgins saysPresident says absence of some leaders at pope’s funeral is ‘very significant’Sat Apr 26 2025 - 20:43
Pope Francis’s funeral: ‘Pope among the people’ mourned by hundreds of thousands in RomeMass mirrored most Catholic funerals, albeit with hundreds of cardinals and dignitaries presentSat Apr 26 2025 - 15:01
Pope Francis’s funeral: Four-hour Mass and procession through Rome among plans for memorialMichael D Higgins, Micheál Martin, Ursula von der Leyen, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and Donald Trump among attendeesFri Apr 25 2025 - 18:37
Meetings of cardinals ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral could speed up election of successorBishop Paul Tighe, one of the most senior Irishmen in the Roman Curia, says pontiff’s legacy is ‘in the hearts of people'Fri Apr 25 2025 - 17:38
‘Wouldn’t it be great if he got voted in?’ The cardinal from Drimnagh tasked with organising the papal conclaveCardinal Kevin Farrell’s former neighbours recall the Drimnagh man who is running the Vatican following the death of Pope FrancisFri Apr 25 2025 - 12:31
‘Would you like to come to Ireland and have a quiet break and I can send someone to replace you?’ she asked Pope FrancisSt Peter’s Basilica is open 24/7 to accommodate the crowds gathering to pay their respects to the late pontiff Thu Apr 24 2025 - 15:20
Thousands visit St.Peter's Basilica to pay their respectsPatsy McGarry reports from St. Peters Square where there is a brisk trade in Pope Francis memorabilia. Video: Patsy McGarryThu Apr 24 2025 - 14:56
‘Four times he wrote back to me’: Tens of thousands queue to pay respects to Pope FrancisPeople kneel briefly to say hasty prayers before being ushered along to make way for moreThu Apr 24 2025 - 06:00
Death of Pope Francis: Mourners express grief and shock as pontiff returns to St Peter’s Basilica for final timeAll quiet as thousands file past pope’s remains, paying final tributeWed Apr 23 2025 - 14:48
Conclave: Why election of Pope Francis’s successor will be like no otherCollege comprises 252 members, 135 of whom are aged under 80 and so eligible to vote in a conclaveWed Apr 23 2025 - 06:00
Pope Francis: Thousands of Catholics to pay tribute as pontiff lies in statePontiff to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica for next three days, where thousands of Catholics expected to pay respectsTue Apr 22 2025 - 22:52
Pope Francis remembered as a leader who ‘knew how to give hope’Pontiff’s funeral could take place as early as Friday, with Vatican authorities expected to confirm details on TuesdayMon Apr 21 2025 - 21:41
Pope Francis 2018 visit to Capuchin Day Centre DublinPope Francis visited the Capuchin Day Centre on Church St Dublin during his 2018 trip to Ireland. Video: Patsy McGarryMon Apr 21 2025 - 13:16
Who will be the next pope after Francis and how does the process work?Speculation around who is in the running to succeed Pope Francis comes with health warnings as favourites, or papabiles, often remain cardinalsMon Apr 21 2025 - 13:06
In a Word ... Pearse A surname believed one of the oldest in England though of French originMon Apr 21 2025 - 00:30
‘Many are delighted to see a lay person present’: Growing numbers of laity helping out with ministry in Catholic churchesMore than 60 have been formally taken on to help out in the Killala diocese following two-year study courseSun Apr 20 2025 - 06:00
Destruction of Gaza hospital supported by Dublin diocese ‘an outrage’, says senior Irish clericChurch of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin and Glendalough Michael Jackson says bombing of Al-Ahli Arab hospital tore at his heart Tue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
Catholic Church ‘greatly regrets’ seeking removal of Tricolour from Army veteran’s coffinPriest at Kilkenny church asked that Irish flag be removed from coffin of Defence Forces veteran John PhelanFri Apr 11 2025 - 06:00
In a Word ... GrateOur hope must be that retaliatory tariffs bring US voters to their senses before the midterm elections Mon Apr 07 2025 - 15:48
Dublin police officers killed before city’s force merged with An Garda Síochána are commemorated 100 years onCeremony marks century of Act transferring 1,049 Dublin Metropolitan Police officers to the GardaThu Apr 03 2025 - 17:08
In a Word...HomonymsHow do you explain to a foreign national the meaning of the word ‘grand’, as we use it?Mon Mar 31 2025 - 00:30
Two West of Ireland Catholic dioceses united under one bishop as Church continues to downsizeVatican continues with plan to reduce the number of bishops/dioceses in IrelandSun Mar 30 2025 - 18:52
In a Word...FoodWhen it came to food, we lived in a very monochrome Ireland, spuds with everything, cabbage and carrots with most, plus meat or fishMon Mar 24 2025 - 00:30
Irish pilgrims join faithful in Rome celebrating Pope Francis recoveryPope Francis’s decision to declare 2025 a ‘Jubilee Year of Hope’ entirely prescient, says Limerick BishopSun Mar 23 2025 - 17:31
In a Word...PatrickWhen I joined this newspaper years ago, I announced: ‘I am Patsy and by this name shall I be known heretofore. Hear ye me!’ And, lo, so it has beenMon Mar 17 2025 - 00:30
Sculpture to honour abuse survivors at Jesuit schools unveiled in DublinReplicas are to be put on public display in Jesuit schools throughout IrelandSat Mar 15 2025 - 09:00
Christ Church Leeson Park in Dublin deconsecrated and to be put on property market Among worshippers at the church in earlier times was writer George Bernard ShawFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
In a Word... CoffeeA coffee shop experience something of a trial - here is some advice to navigate those exotic menusMon Mar 10 2025 - 00:30
In a Word ... GenerationYou might say that, by any objective standard, the current designation of ‘a generation’ has become absurdMon Mar 03 2025 - 00:30
