Fintan O’Toole: Other countries yearn for the good old days. Not Ireland
The Ipsos Global Trends survey suggests Irish people don’t think like the rest of the world
Pope Francis ‘breathing on his own’ after operation, Vatican says
Pontiff due to leave hospital in a week after having operation to remove part of his colon
The best Catholics in the world and the most oppressed people ever
Derek Scally explores Ireland’s self-image of ‘holy victimhood’, in an extract from his new book
French women pledge to fight ‘misogyny’ of Catholic Church
A group of Catholic women is demanding an end to discrimination in the church
Velvet Revolution memories bittersweet as Czechs worry for their democracy
Nation marks 30 years since Vaclav Havel and fellow dissidents swept into power
Empty Vatican tombs add new twist to missing girl mystery
Emanuela Orlandi (15) disappeared in Rome 36 years ago after attending a music lesson
Vatican tombs to be opened in search for girl missing for 36 years
Family of Emanuela Orlandi (15) told she may be buried in Vatican’s Teutonic Cemetery
Hillery was pressurised to make State visit to the Vatican
It was hoped that visit would lead to reciprocal visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland
The Polka King: Likeable, lightweight larceny tale with an ‘Oom-Pah-Pah’ beat
New Netflix original sees Jack Black star in the real-life story of a Polish-American polka band leader jailed in 2004 for running a Ponzi scheme
Pope Francis denounces use of religion to foment violence
Religious leaders from around the world join pontiff for multi-faith ceremony in Assisi
‘Hitler is everywhere’, even in a $15 million waxwork
‘Him’ depicts Hitler praying and raises challenging questions about action and absolution
Pope John Paul II’s wishes defied as personal notes published
In private diaries, late pontiff agonised about whether he was doing enough to serve God
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