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Pope Leo recounts being attacked by man in Ireland in resurfaced video

‘Never in my life ... have I been physically attacked as I was in Ireland,’ then-bishop told 2019 conference in Peru

Carlo Acutis: Pope Leo XIV canonises ‘God’s influencer’ as first millennial saint

The teenager, who died in 2006, used digital technology to spread the Catholic faith

First saint of 21st century, who died aged 15, to be canonised in Rome

‘God’s influencer’ Carlos Acutis died aged 15 in 2006

Carlo Acutis, the millennial saint, could not be more different to the influencers of the manosphere

The canonisation process has been swift for Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, aged 15. He will be canonised in Rome this weekend

More than 800 killed in one of Afghanistan’s worst-ever earthquakes

Taliban asks world for help as at least 2,800 people are injured in rugged northeastern province of Kunar

Pope Leo’s first 100 days: ‘He is returning to what was normality before’

Cautious communications and sparse use of English have helped the first US pope to keep a low profile while returning to the more formal Vatican structure of the past

Pope Leo targeted Maga money in early days as pontiff, says Mary McAleese

Former president dubs Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days `more Benedict than Francis’

Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe

About 7,700 people evacuated near Greek city of Patras, while Spain is on course for one of its longest heatwaves on record, with almost all of country deemed to be at extreme or very high risk of fire

Pope Leo calls for release of Gena Heraty and eight others kidnapped in Haiti

Missionary from Co Mayo was abducted from orphanage near Port-au-Prince

A prima facie case of judges at odds over Latin

Plus: a Leeds MP’s chatbot struggles with our Irish-themed questions; Pope Leo’s Duolingo streak; and a US TikTok star discovers Kerry GAA

Ireland is in an adolescent stage where everything that smacks of Old Ireland is embarrassing

John Henry Newman’s legacy has fallen victim to the new orthodoxy that there is nothing good at all in Catholicism

Pope tells crowd of one million young Catholics ‘a different world is possible’

Vatican says more than a million young people were present, along with 7,000 priests and 450 bishops

As a teacher in my 20s, I am excited to be part of the revival of Christian faith

Rite & Reason: Catholic influencers and digital missionaries are bridging faith and tradition with modern culture in dynamic, creative ways

As Europe risks fracturing, the message of St Columbanus needs to be heard again

Rite & Reason: As Pope Leo XIV has reminded us, the Irish missionary’s perspective is as relevant now as it was more than 14 centuries ago

Texas floods: Death toll reaches at least 78, with 41 missing as rescue efforts continue

Donald Trump declares the deadly flooding a major disaster amid fresh fears of further flooding

Saipan the movie triggers a two-word reaction from Jason McAteer

Plus: Hollywood money to replace (the other) Brendan Gleeson; Pope Leo’s GAA link; and a spot of fencing at Milltown Golf Club

In a Word...Ancestry

Ireland has proved adept at forging friendships with influential people based on family heritage

The Irish diaspora setting up and running businesses abroad

There are bittersweet elements to emigration too, such as re-learning to be Irish, as Laura Kennedy learns

Russia launches 273 drones against Ukraine before Trump talks

Largest drone attack on Ukraine since start of war destroys homes and kills at least one person

Pope Leo XIV holds inaugural Mass at St Peter’s Square in front of 250,000

Pontiff arrives into St Peter’s Square on popemobile for service marking the official start of his papacy

The financial heavyweight, the media guru and the abuse investigator: What next for top Irish Vatican clerics under Pope Leo XIV?

Three Irish-born senior figures in the Roman Curia look set to remain in prominent roles under the new pontiff

Dave Hannigan: White Sox declared ‘God’s team’ as Pope Leo XIV becomes their most-famous fan

Election of new pontiff has caused great excitement in American sports circles

Letters to the Editor, May 15th: On TikTok teachers, dereliction, power and money addicts

‘Trend raises deeper questions about what we value in education’

Ireland is running out of priests. There is an obvious solution

Women priests: The Catholic Church is like a farmer complaining of a poor crop while ploughing only one depleted field and leaving the rest fallow

Zelenskiy invites Pope Leo to visit Ukraine

Invitation extended during pontiff’s first known phone call with a foreign leader

Inside the conclave: how a quiet American became pope

Cardinals and Vatican insiders tell the story of how a swift consensus built around the relatively unknown Robert Prevost

‘Never again war’: Pope Leo interrupts St Peter’s Square revelry with pleas for peace in Ukraine and Gaza

Visitors praise ‘humble, simple and very welcoming man’

Pope Leo XIV sets out vision for papacy and cites AI as critical challenge facing humanity

Leo tells first formal audience he will follow in the modernising reforms of Pope Francis

Never mind the new pope, who’s going to replace Liveline’s spiritual leader, Joe Duffy?

Michael McDowell coy at book launch, Bertie gives state-of-the-world address and Mark Daly feels the heat

The Irish Times view on Pope Leo: continuity and change

Leo may be a more reticent and measured leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics

‘Bob’ emerges from Vatican conclave while TDs join shorts protest

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‘Bob the Pope’ considered ‘a safe pair of hands’ by Irish priest who knew the new Pope Leo XIV

Pontiff’s successor as head of Augustinians recalls a man who is ‘humble, listens, lets everybody do their jobs’

Are the Government spooked by the consequences of the Occupied Territories Bill?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

In a world dominated by loud, divisive politics, the cardinals found an antidote in Pope Leo XIV

In a world dominated by loud, divisive politics, the Cardinals found an antidote in Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV says Catholic Church must illuminate ‘dark nights of this world’

Pope laments the valuing of money, success and power over Christian faith

Pope Leo XIV: who is he and what does he stand for?

In the News podcast: Patsy McGarry has reported on three conclaves; this one was different

Pope Leo XIV in Ireland: Unassuming and personable, he answered emails on the friary stairs

The key to understanding the former Bob Prevost, say those who met him in Ireland, is not as an American pope or a liberal or conservative one, but as a South American one

Pope Leo’s social conscience won’t go down well with JD Vance and Maga America

Pope Leo XIV accurately reflects the Catholic Church’s position in the developing world, where it is growing fastest

‘I don’t think he’ll be the silent one’: Pope Leo XIV‘s brother reflects on his values and roots

John Prevost said that his brother was ‘simple, really. He’s not going to go out for a 19-course meal’

Pope Leo XIV: American cardinal Robert Prevost elected as new pope - as it happened

Cardinals choose new pontiff after fourth vote at the Vatican

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