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Papal visit
The Last Priests in Ireland: How moral guardians in Darth Vader cassocks suffocated the country
Television: The compelling argument at the film’s core is that Irish Catholicism wasn’t all that Irish to begin with
Papal visit to Ireland prompted increase in abuse allegations
Trend of decline reversed as claims rose by six to 20 in 2017, Dublin Archdiocese says
Some Catholic clergy scapegoating media for papal disappointments
Rite & Reason: Bishop says there was ‘consistent negative coverage in the media in the final weeks of preparation’
Zappone asked that no public money be used for papal event
Minister objected to Catholic families event getting cash after removal of LGBT material
Christianity must forge a new alliance with deprived and marginalised people
Rite & Reason: Pope Francis’s visit to the Capuchin Centre was him doing what he does best
A Church of Ireland perspective on the pope’s visit
Pope’s strength of Christian character provided opportunity for a renewal among Christians generally
Pope’s visit not the end of church in Ireland, says archbishop
Many commentators missing what the church is, claims Diarmuid Martin
I miss comforting certainties of Catholic faith I grew up with
Revisiting Knock wrenched me back to a more innocent age
Inside the extraordinary meeting between Pope Francis and abuse survivors
‘It was robust’ – eight survivors of clerical abuse met the pope at papal nuncio’s home
The man who took on the pope: The story behind the Viganò letter
Letter exposes deep ideological clashes in the church with former Vatican ambassador to the US siding with conservatives
Pope Francis must clean up the Vatican
Viganò’s document reveals a corrupt Roman old guard who must be sidelined
The civil war in the Catholic Church breaks into the open
Pope should respond to accusations of a cover-up made by former Vatican diplomat
Pope blames low number of Irish vocations on clerical sexual abuse scandals
Speaking at his general audience in the Vatican, pontiff says meeting surviors left ‘profound mark’
In his own words: Pope Francis’s address to Irish bishops
‘The upheavals of recent years have tested the traditionally strong faith of the Irish people’
In his own words – speech by Pope Francis at Dublin Castle
This was the pope’s first speech on his arrival in Ireland on Saturday, August 25th, 2018
In his own words – Pope Francis speaks at Knock Shrine
‘None of us can fail to be moved by the stories of young people who suffered abuse’
Pope Francis: 'We ask forgiveness for cases of abuse in Ireland'
In his own words: What the pontiff told congregation at Mass in Phoenix Park
Tuam survivors network accuses Zappone of ‘publicity stunt’
Coroner is the responsible office-holder; Bon Secours order holds obligations – network
Arlene Foster defends decision not to meet Pope Francis
DUP leader, who was on family trip, says she could not pass personal invite to a colleague
Pope in Ireland: Most think he did not go far enough on abuse issue
Opinion poll shows just one in three think pope’s comments sufficient
Opinion poll shows Irish favour a more liberal, less dogmatic, Catholic Church
Large majorities want end to rigid teaching on celibacy, women priests, contraception, same-sex marriage
Pope’s visit a vital boost for persecuted Catholics
Next to abuse survivors the faithful are most hurt by revelations of abuse and corruption
Catholic Church can build post-papal-visit legacy
Rite&Reason: Parishes are shifting as communal force and should be bedrock of lay-led identity
Pope’s sincere words of grief were moving, but not enough
Analysis: He should instruct that relevant abuse documents be handed to authorities
Philomena Lee says pope must act on his promise to survivors
Woman whose story inspired the film ‘Philomena’ met the pontiff in 2014
Charities report sharp rise in abuse victims seeking help
One in Four says pope’s visit triggered large increase in calls from new clients
US website adds seven names of Irish clergy to ‘abuse-tracker’ database
Irish data laws preventing full accountability for church sexual abuse, says victim group
Phoenix Park reopens to public after massive post-papal mass clean-up
More than 200 litter pickers worked through the night to clear all public routes, says OPW
Organiser ‘guesstimates’ turnout of 200,000 for papal Mass
Medical director at Phoenix Park field hospital said attendance was some 130,000
Pope’s Skoda car given to Mater Dei homeless hub in Drumcondra
Staff will use car to help homeless families move to long term accommodation
Church should ‘willingly’ contribute to Tuam reparations, Zappone says
Minister asked Pope Francis to ‘demonstrate remorse’ for treatment of woman, children with swift action
‘I won’t say a word about it’: Pope silent on abuse claim letter
Archbishop says Francis knew of sexual misconduct allegations against Theodore McCarrick
Clever speech to pope sets out new covenant for Leo Varadkar
The mastery of the Taoiseach’s address to Pope Francis was the balance he struck, being both gracious and grave, honest but never confrontational
Miriam Lord: Good show, but papal pulling power wanes
Hugely anticipated visit of Pope Francis to Ireland did not attract the expected numbers
An early start for the faithful who make it to Knock shrine on time
Despite the rain, thousands turn out to greet the pope at the Marian Shrine
Pope to study memo on Tuam mother-and-baby home
Estimate puts attendance at Phoenix Park Mass at 130,000, far less than expected
Former top Vatican official calls on Pope to resign over abuse crisis
Pope dismissive on flight from Ireland to Rome of claims by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano
Miriam Lord: Pope begs for forgiveness but years of inaction beg the question: why should we?
All smiles and plundering flowers, it was magnificent – for those who wanted to be there
The Irish Times view on pope’s visit: Welcome words, but action needed
Church will have to demonstrate it is truly serious about rooting out abuse and tackling culture that allowed it develop
Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for abuses and exploitation
Before leaving Ireland, Pope tells bishops they must address clerical abuse with honesty, courage
Thousands turn out for protest over clerical abuse
Stand For Truth rally at Garden of Remembrance began at same time as the papal Mass
Girl’s social media ‘hopping’ after securing selfie with Pope Francis
Alison Nevin took snap when at Croke PArk as representative of Traveller community
Emotional day for some who brave rain to see Pope Francis at Phoenix Park
Patrick Freyne: Boy (14) forces his family to travel from Kerry to park for ‘historic’ day
Papal Mass: Pope asks for forgiveness for abuses and exploitation
Pontiff tells single mothers separated from children that to seek them is ‘not a mortal sin’
Where’s the evidence? A scientist’s struggle with religion
Science and religion make strange bedfellows. One big clash is the central issue of faith
Pope Francis lauded at Knock for raising ‘open wound’ of sex abuse
‘None of us can fail to be moved by the stories of young people who suffered abuse’
‘Hopefully the curse has been lifted’: Pope Francis signs Mayo football jersey
Delight among crowd of over 40,000 as pope tours Knock shrine and acknowledged ‘open wound’ of abuse
Pope tells survivors that those who cover up abuse are ‘caca’
Pontiff used the Spanish word in a meeting with survivors of clerical sex abuse
From fake news to hopes of faith news at Croke Park
Patrick Freyne: Pope Francis receives families, gets selfie with a child and gives a speech with a mother-in-law joke
Pope in Ireland: Francis speaks of Church’s failure to tackle clerical abuse ‘scandal’
Pontiff addresses crowd of 82,000 at Croke Park at the end of the first day of his visit
Flashback to 1979: Remembering when Pope John Paul II came to Ireland
‘Not even on Christmas Day have I seen roads so empty; it was as if the city has been cleared due to a nuclear threat’
Miriam Lord: Zappone puts Tuam scandal to the fore during pontiff’s visit to Ireland
Minister addresses him in the language of her forebears and Francis replies in English
Fintan O’Toole: This visit feels too much like a ceremonial procession
Francis cannot escape reality that he heads an institution struggling to confess its sins
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