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Dublin’s new Catholic cathedral to close for €17m renovation
Move to ‘preserve one of Dublin’s most important church buildings’ comes less than a year after its elevation
In praise of deadlines
We moan about them but imagine how awful working life would be if we were drowning in unfinished business
Pope Leo is right. There is no such thing as a ‘just war’
Rite & Reason: As John F Kennedy put it: ‘Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind’
OpenAI’s Irish boss meets church leader on future of AI
Meeting follows Pope Leo’s decision to focus on AI and its impact on humanity in first encyclical
‘It it should be very Irish, not only Catholic, to be welcoming’: Massgoers on immigration
Massgoers in Dublin share their views on immigration. For some, the issue is personal
Church closes as Augustinians bring almost 800 years of service to people of Cork to an end
Decision to close Washington Street church was linked to falling vocations, but Fr Paddy O’Reilly hints at a possible future for the building
God’s glue: How Henkel holds the Sagrada Família together, with some Irish help
German glue innovator, with Irish help, is literally holding up the mighty cross atop Barcelona’s famed basilica
‘It happened before’: Irish-based priest unperturbed after excommunication by Vatican
Traditionalists have ‘irregular canonical situation’ with Rome, says Dún Laoghaire priest
Vatican excommunicates followers of global Catholic sect
Ultra-traditionalist right-wing Society of St Pius X was established in 1970 and denies key Church teachings
As AI enters the equation, how can maths be kept ethical and human?
The Leiden Declaration has a vision for mathematics that embraces AI tools, but where human values play a guiding role
Giorgia Meloni says Donald Trump fabricated story that she begged him for photograph
Italian foreign minister cancels US trip over ‘offensive’ comments
American Hope by Christopher Lamb: Is Leo the right pope at the right time?
Lamb’s enlightening book prompts optimism
The Pope battled with Bad Bunny for the attention of Spain’s youth. Ultimately, Leo won
Pontiff calls for ‘truth, justice and reparation’ for sexual abuse victims
Pope Leo appeals to world leaders for more humane treatment of migrants
Pontiff makes ‘appeal to the conscience’ of politicians during visit to Spain’s Canary Islands
Pope Leo XIV challenges EU over migration and rearmament policies
Pontiff tells politicians in Spain that migration is challenging conscience of nations, and that military deterrence can never build lasting peace
Pope Leo tells Spanish parliament migrants must be respected
Weeklong visit includes trip to meet migrants in Canary Islands
Pope Leo calls on leaders to reject polarisation as he begins Spanish tour
Pontiff is also due to meet survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in the Spanish Catholic church
Pope Leo draws more than a million to Madrid streets for open-air Mass
About 1.2 million people fill Plaza de Cibeles and the surrounding areas of Spanish capital, Vatican says
World is crying for peace, says Pope Leo in Spain as he urges leaders to temper divisions
Leo XVI will become the first pope to address the Spanish parliament
Message from the Editor: Everyone knows AI changes everything. Nobody knows how
IT Sunday: Ireland is exposed to a revolution that is exercising everyone from Silicon Valley to the Vatican
The Irish priest behind the scenes of the Vatican’s work on artificial intelligence
Bishop Paul Tighe became a link between Silicon Valley and the Vatican dialogue going back a decade
Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI is a striking manifesto of Christian humanism
Rite and Reason: Magnifica Humanitas considers what it might mean to safeguard the best parts of being human in the time of artificial intelligence
AI: If you haven’t heard of Claude Mythos Preview and Project Glasswing you soon will
AI-powered hacking is fast becoming a significant cyber threat for businesses, consumers and the State
What are the jobs AI won’t be coming for?
The technology promises benefits but, as Goldman Sachs boss notes, those may come only after the pain of job losses
When God and Mammon agree on AI’s dangers then it’s time to pay attention
If predictions on job losses come true, the State’s accommodation of corporate America will be tested
Pope Leo’s encyclical turns spotlight firmly on AI dangers
First encyclical from Pope Leo XIV comes as fears of AI’s power grow
The Irish Times view on the pope and AI: an important plea for proper regulation
The wide-ranging encyclical represents Pope Leo’s determination to protect human dignity and agency
Pope Leo urges new rules to ‘disarm’ artificial intelligence
In landmark encyclical, pontiff compares AI to nuclear power and urges global rules grounded in conscience and responsibility
The year of ‘God’s architect’: divisive Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death
Few cities bear the influence of one architect as brazenly as Barcelona, where Gaudí’s stylistic fingerprints are rarely out of sight
Taoiseach raises abuse redress by religious orders with Pope Leo
Micheál Martin offers help of Irish officials involved in peace process to Vatican Middle East efforts
One year into his papacy, it’s clear Pope Leo will be no quiet American
Rite & Reason: Even before becoming Pope, Leo was critical of Trump’s policies
Rome sees German Catholics’ new blessing regime as a curse
Red flag raised over blessing ceremonies for remarried and same-sex couples
Honeymoon for Pope Leo will eventually come to an end. As it should
His role is not to act as a counterweight to Donald Trump
Pope Leo XIV is the right man at the right time
His calm pushback on US president Donald Trump’s might-is-right approach has had a powerful impact
Marco Rubio and Pope Leo hold ‘cordial’ talks in bid to mend US-Vatican relations
Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked pontiff over his opposition to Iran war
How the once-derided Marco Rubio became Trump’s moonlighting star
As he revels in a multitasking role, the secretary of state has proven to be the president’s slickest advocate - and inspired talk of a future run for the White House’s top job
‘Could you imagine being known as the woman who hung up on the pope?’
Despite answering the security questions for his bank in Chicago, Leo was left unable to change his account details over the phone
Trump says Pope Leo is ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ in continuing row over Iran war
US president launches fresh verbal attack on pontiff in advance of Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican
‘People have been stranded here for decades’: Limerick priest helps undocumented Irish in New York
Some people have lived in the US for 40 years, own their homes and pay taxes, but these are uncertain times
Time to seriously examine going nuclear, says Taoiseach in Armenia
Micheál Martin says further cost-of-living measures coming in next budget
Marco Rubio to meet Pope Leo in first contact with US cabinet since Trump attack
Washington relations with Italy are strained following US president’s criticism of prime minister and pontiff
Is Leitrim a figment of the imagination? Leo Varadkar once thought so
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Pope Leo is the religious leader non-believers needed
His opposition to Donald Trump and the war on Iran is only a part of what makes Leo a unique and important figure in our time
Rise of ‘new Catholics’ hardens battle lines between US and the Vatican
JD Vance’s recent comments reflect a growing movement of conservative believers promoting a more traditionalist, ethnocentric path
Hegseth, Trump and the pope
The US secretary of war has repeatedly invoked God’s will to legitimise military aggression
Iran war and pope row sees Americans question Trump’s temperament – poll
US president has been under pressure since starting war against Iran, with Israel, that has seen fuel prices rise sharply
It is dangerous to play God – unless you’re God
Right before Pope Leo was elected, Trump put out a meme of himself as the pope
The audacity of newbie Catholic JD Vance lecturing Pope Leo is breathtaking
It has been disconcerting to see US Catholics belatedly turning on Trump. Where was the outrage before now?
Pope Leo’s strong voice finds an audience - even among non-believers
Rite & Reason: In criticising the pope so harshly, Donald Trump seems to have lost the run of himself
Look at what lurks behind Donald Trump’s rants
The president is hurting the most vulnerable people in the US
‘Easy money over glamour’: How Rory McIlroy is set to become Ireland’s first sporting billionaire
The golfer’s latest win at the Masters ‘puts him in another stratosphere’ and is likely to supercharge his earning power
Pope Leo takes a stand for peace at the risk of riling Trump
Pontiff doubles down on excoriating criticism of military aggressors in the face of Trump’s ire
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