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Aide recounts Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last words - Kilkenny Live

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last words were “Lord, I love you,” his long-time secretary said, quoting a nurse who helped care for the 95-year-old former pontiff in his final hours. Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, a German prelate who lived in the ...

04 Jan 2023 at 11:08

Northern Ireland

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals gather for funeral of Pope Francis

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals have gathered for the funeral of Pope Francis as huge crowds descended upon Vatican City. The Catholic faithful are bidding a final farewell to a religious leader dubbed the “people’s pope”, whose ...

26 Apr 2025 at 10:50

Northern Ireland

Quarter of a million people viewed Pope’s body over three days, says Vatican

Some 250,000 mourners paid their respects to Pope Francis over a three-day lying-in-state, the Vatican said on the eve of his funeral. World leaders and dignitaries were arriving in Rome on Friday, to attend what will be a huge gathering ...

25 Apr 2025 at 18:53

National News

Whoopi Goldberg and Antonio Banderas lead celebrity tributes to Pope Francis

Hollywood actors Whoopi Goldberg and Antonio Banderas are among the celebrities who have praised Pope Francis’s kindness and compassion following his death on Easter Monday. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church died at the age of 88, ...

21 Apr 2025 at 17:04

Northern Ireland

Irish bishops accuse Israeli government of ‘genocidal actions’ in Gaza

Irish bishops have accused the Israeli government of “genocidal actions” and “ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip. The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference called for arms supplies to Israel to be “cut off” and urged parishioners to ...

13 Jun 2025 at 11:54

National News

Sinead O’Connor found unresponsive at London home by police

Sinead O’Connor was found unresponsive at a home in south-east London and pronounced dead at the scene, police have confirmed. The death of the Irish star at the age of 56 is not being treated as suspicious. A statement from the ...

27 Jul 2023 at 12:12

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

School/Education

200 Irish schools to phase out Catholic symbols under new framework

Some state secondary schools are to begin phasing out a range of Catholic symbols and influences, according to the Irish Times. The religious elements include mandatory graduation masses, the display of Catholic symbols like ...

12 Oct 2020 at 18:46

Local News

Archbishop-elect Farrell has welcomed the publication of the Mother and Baby Homes Report

Archbishop-elect of Dublin Dermot Farrell welcomed the publication of the 'Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes' following its release last week. "I welcome the publication of the report into ...

20 Jan 2021 at 22:44

Local News

RTE prepare to broadcast in Kilkenny this Easter

Earlier this week, representatives from St Mary's Cathedral met with producers from RTE who will help to plan the Easter ceremonies to be broadcast from here. Stay up to date with Easter Mass times and TV details here on ...

18 Feb 2024 at 14:57

National News

Pope Francis death: What happens next?

A huge gathering of the Catholic faithful will come together to grieve the loss of Pope Francis in the coming days, followed by the secretive and potentially lengthy process of cardinals choosing a new pontiff. Here, ...

23 Apr 2025 at 10:12

National News

Irish-born cardinal announces Pope Francis’s death

An Irish-born cardinal made the announcement to the world that Pope Francis had died. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, 77, confirmed that the head of the Catholic Church had died on Easter Monday after bouts of ill health ...

21 Apr 2025 at 11:29

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