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Pope Francis to spend ‘several days’ in hospital with infection

The Vatican has said Pope Francis will be hospitalised for several days for treatment of a pulmonary infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the pontiff, 86, does not have Covid-19, but ...

30 Mar 2023 at 13:04

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Pope Francis expected to be discharged from hospital after bronchitis treatment

Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis, the Vatican has said. Spokesman Matteo Bruni said the Francis’s recovery has been “normal” and he ate a pizza for dinner on ...

31 Mar 2023 at 14:07

National News

EXPLAINER: What happens next and who is in the running after Pope Francis' death?

The funeral arrangements for Pope Francis were announced by the Vatican on Tuesday morning after the Pontiff passed away on Easter Monday aged 88. Following months of poor health, Pope Francis suffered a stroke on Monday not long after his ...

22 Apr 2025 at 11:05

National News

Catholics mourn former pope at funeral in St Peter's Square

Pope Francis has honoured his predecessor Benedict XVI, presiding over a rare requiem Mass for a dead pontiff by a living one in front of thousands of mourners in St Peter’s Square. Bells tolled and the faithful applauded on Thursday ...

05 Jan 2023 at 12:51

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 ...

25 Apr 2025 at 18:53

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Drought exposes ancient imperial bridge

Italy’s worst drought in 70 years has exposed the piers of an ancient bridge over the Tiber River once used by Roman emperors but which fell into disrepair by the third century. Two piers of Nero’s Bridge have been visible ...

25 Aug 2022 at 16:21

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BREAKING: New Bishop of Ossory to be announced this morning at St Mary's Cathedral

A new bishop of Ossory will be announced this morning. The announcement will be made at St Mary's Cathedral in the next hour and will coincide with an announcement from The Vatican in Rome. The previous bishop Seamus ...

03 Jan 2018 at 11:11

National News

UK Cardinal tells of ‘weight’ felt ahead of conclave to choose new pope

One of the UK’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders has described as “deeply emotional” the days since the death of Pope Francis, as he noted the weight now placed on himself and other cardinals in choosing a successor....

24 Apr 2025 at 19:11

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 ...

21 Apr 2025 at 12:50

National News

Irish-born cardinal entrusted as ‘camerlengo’ running Holy See between popes

The Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another is no-nonsense Irish-born American Cardinal Kevin Farrell. The 77-year-old, born in Dublin, had only ...

22 Apr 2025 at 08:42

National News

'Adios Padre': Presidents, prime ministers, princes and the public say goodbye to Pope Francis

The strong aroma of incense heralded the emergence of Pope Francis’s coffin into the sunlight from St Peter’s Basilica. Presidents, prime ministers and princes alike had arrived in the hour before the ...

26 Apr 2025 at 13:15

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 ...

26 Apr 2025 at 12:00

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