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Carlo AcutisCanonisation postponed, but teenagers out in force on second day of mourning for Pope Francis
Yesterday
26th April 2025
Santa Maria Maggiore
Small group of transgender people and prisoners among the last to say farewell to Pope Francis
The small group of transgender people live with a community of nuns that is supported by a Bishop who had a role in organising the funeral.
Last week
20th April 2025 - 26th April 2025
St Peter's Basilica
Coffin of Pope Francis is sealed in private ceremony in St Peter's Basilica ahead of funeral
Camerlengo and Irish-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell presided over the liturgical rite this evening.
Vatican
President Higgins attends lying in state of Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica
He and his wife Sabina paid their respects to the late pontiff this afternoon.
vatican bound
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Gaoth DobhairDaniel O’Donnell to headline concert to raise funds for Donegal church destroyed in fire
EducationSpecial Needs Assistants who lose positions in a school to benefit from redeployment scheme
Catholic Church
Close to 20,000 people pay their respects to Pope Francis ahead of funeral on Saturday
By the afternoon, the wait to enter the church was more than four hours.
Marie CollinsIrish woman who resigned from Vatican abuse panel says Pope Francis 'met resistance' from within
KilkennyEight men arrested after stinger device used to bring stolen cars driving dangerously to a halt
LGBT Catholics‘Pope Francis did more for LGBTQ+ people than any Pope in history,’ says prominent US priest
White House
'Refugees cry out': The roots of Pope Francis's immigration rift with JD Vance
‘We can no longer allow that flow of containers, of humanity driven back, fraternity denied, to continue to represent us,’ wrote Francis in his autobiography.
Catholic ChurchWhat happened in the moments after Pope Francis's death, and what role did an Irish Cardinal play?
ILLEGALS‘Fear across the board’ for undocumented Irish in the United States, says immigration lawyer
This month
April 2025
delays in treatmentStaff shortages: Mental health patients forced to compete for attention in emergency departments
influencersHozier joins Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Snoop Dogg on Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list
God’s architectPope paves way to sainthood for Antoni Gaudí, architect of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica
capacity issuesYearly passenger estimates for proposed Luas Cork cut by 30 million since it was announced in 2020
Cork
Luas Cork: Proposed 18km light-rail line between Ballincollig and Mahon unveiled
Luas Cork is a proposed 18km long light rail line running from Ballincollig to Mahon Point.
