Pope Leo XIV

David and Mark Ryan inspired many others

Residents of Enniscorthy were not shy about sharing their disappointment and scepticism with the Taoiseach

‘What stood out was his sincerity, his empathy,’ says Ryan, who was abused as a child

Blackrock Boys broadcast led to hundreds of testimonies involving some of State’s best known schools

A bunch of celibate male bishops will not make required changes, says former president

Former Blackrock College pupil says he intends to ask ‘tough questions about how the Catholic Church pushed the abuse issue under the carpet for so long’

Board, originally envisioned as small group overseeing ceasefire plan for Palestinian enclave, has grown into sprawling concept

Catholic Primate of Ireland: Christians who dismiss others because of perceived differences ‘particularly disappointing’

Leo laments conditions for homeless across globe and conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Mali and Thailand and Cambodia

Group calls it ‘shocking’ that Vatican commission believes ‘masculinity of Christ is integral part of sacramental identity’

West Bank city had suspended celebrations due to conflict in Gaza

Argument against female deacons includes wish to preserve ‘masculinity of Christ’ and of those who receive holy orders

Pontiff’s three-day trip to Lebanon ‘brings a lot of hope’

Visit takes place amid heightened tensions as Israel says it is targeting Hizbullah’s rebuilding efforts

Pontiff hails country as one where ‘peace is a desire and a vocation’ where its people have acted as peacemakers

Head of Catholic Church visits Lebanon after leaving Turkey on first overseas trip

Rite & Reason: Sixty years on, Nostra Aetate is as relevant as ever

Pontiff urges Christian leaders to overcome centuries of heated divisions

Pontiff visits Turkey on first trip outside Italy as pope, bringing message of peace

Trip to Turkey and Lebanon could be revealing about the character and style of this still-elusive new pope

First papal journey of US pontiff centres on Turkey and Lebanon as regional tensions persist

Iran-backed militant group warned not to rearm and rebuild

More than 250 children and 12 staff still held by kidnappers, church association says

It brings the number of cathedrals in Dublin to three, with the two others belonging to the Church of Ireland

Bishop of Ossory Niall Coll to take up position in the Co Donegal diocese

Vatican visit marked first joint worship with a British monarch and a Catholic pontiff since Henry VIII’s rule

Unthinkable: French philosopher René Girard developed a theory of scapegoating. The US vice president has weaponised it

Topical costumes are a special interest of mine, and the presidential election has provided a rich seam of ideas – but I have others

Church of Ireland archbishops have reasserted their loyalty to Canterbury

Last joint worship including an English monarch and Catholic pontiff was in 1534, after Henry VIII broke away from Rome

His Holiness didn’t allow the fact that his own team is terrible stop him from zinging a Chicago Cubs fan. Amen to that

Plus: Barry Heneghan double jobs from Gaza flotilla, pipers fill their bags and Declan Ganley gains an ally

‘Never in my life ... have I been physically attacked as I was in Ireland,’ then-bishop told 2019 conference in Peru

The teenager, who died in 2006, used digital technology to spread the Catholic faith

‘God’s influencer’ Carlos Acutis died aged 15 in 2006

The canonisation process has been swift for Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, aged 15. He will be canonised in Rome this weekend

Taliban asks world for help as at least 2,800 people are injured in rugged northeastern province of Kunar

Cautious communications and sparse use of English have helped the first US pope to keep a low profile while returning to the more formal Vatican structure of the past

Former president dubs Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days `more Benedict than Francis’

About 7,700 people evacuated near Greek city of Patras, while Spain is on course for one of its longest heatwaves on record, with almost all of country deemed to be at extreme or very high risk of fire