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 ...

In August 2018, Pope Francis became the second pope in the church’s history to set foot on Irish soil. While it was his first official visit as the Pope, he spent a short sabbatical in Dublin in 1980.

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 ...

DUBLIN — Nearly 40 years since the last papal visit to Ireland, Pope Francis arrived Saturday to a transformed country where the once-mighty Roman Catholic Church is in tatters. Since the last papal ...

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.

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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Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (R) attends a rosary prayer next to a portrait of late Pope Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on April 24, 2025. The Vatican on April 24 said ...