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White smoke from Sistine Chapel confirms new Pope elected

A new Pope has been elected with white smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel confirming the news to the world. The pontiff is the 267th Pope, becoming the religious leader of Catholics across the globe and someone believed to be called to be the ...

08 May 2025 at 17:26

Local News

New Pope Leo makes first public appearance to jubilant scenes in Rome

The first-ever American Pope has appeared in front of jubilant crowds in Rome as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV emerged onto the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica as a packed St Peter’s Square erupted in cheers and applause. ...

08 May 2025 at 18:58

National News

Doors open for thousands to see Pope Benedict’s body lying in state at Vatican

Thousands of people are paying their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as they file past his body lying in state at the Vatican. The doors of St Peter’s Basilica were swung open so the public, some of whom had waited for hours in the ...

02 Jan 2023 at 09:34

Northern Ireland

Pope represented ‘best of human values’, says O’Neill as Stormont pays tribute

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has led tributes to Pope Francis in the Northern Ireland Assembly, stating he represented the “best of human values”. MLAs had their first opportunity to pay tribute to Francis at Stormont as they returned ...

28 Apr 2025 at 13:28

Northern Ireland

Archbishop of Westminster pays tribute after Pope Francis dies aged 88

The leader of Catholics in England and Wales has paid tribute to Pope Francis as “a voice proclaiming the innate dignity of every human being”. A senior Vatican official announced the pontiff died on Monday morning at the age of 88. ...

21 Apr 2025 at 10:17

Catholics mourn ‘merciful’ Pope after death aged 88 following stroke

Northern Ireland

Catholics mourn ‘compassionate and merciful’ Pope after death aged 88

Pope Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and “irrepressible hope” as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders. Francis, who died following a ...

21 Apr 2025 at 21:31

National News

Priest recalls watching Pope write apology to abuse victims in Ireland

A priest who helped organise Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland in 2018 has recalled watching the pontiff compose his personal apology to victims of abuse in the Catholic Church. Father Tim Bartlett said he did not know what the ...

21 Apr 2025 at 12:50

Northern Ireland

Friends tell of ‘honour and privilege’ to be in Vatican City for Pope’s funeral

Being in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis was a “real honour and privilege”, a group of friends from the UK and Ireland who travelled to the city to pay homage to him have said. They described an atmosphere of stillness ...

26 Apr 2025 at 12:16

Northern Ireland

World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral

Pope Francis’s calls for peace have been repeated at his funeral, as world leaders including the US and Ukraine presidents attended a gathering of 200,000 to mourn his loss. US leader Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr ...

26 Apr 2025 at 14:34

Northern Ireland

Quiet reverence and a ripple of applause for ‘the people’s pope’

The strong aroma of incense heralded the emergence of Pope Francis’s coffin into the sunlight from St Peter’s Basilica. Its scent, wafting through the air, travelled as high as the terrace overlooking St Peter’s Square ...

26 Apr 2025 at 12:00

Northern Ireland

Mother and daughter describe ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ moment seeing Pope’s remains

A mother and daughter from Ireland who were among thousands in an hours-long queue to pay their last respects to Pope Francis have described it as “a special moment” and a privilege to be among mourners. Marguerite ...

23 Apr 2025 at 20:57

National News

Pope warns over risk of corruption in missionary fundraising

Pope Francis has warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their operations, not mere ...

03 Jun 2023 at 13:03

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