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
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Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked pontiff over his opposition to Iran war
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
Despite answering the security questions for his bank in Chicago, Leo was left unable to change his account details over the phone
US president launches fresh verbal attack on pontiff in advance of Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican
Some people have lived in the US for 40 years, own their homes and pay taxes, but these are uncertain times
Micheál Martin says further cost-of-living measures coming in next budget
Washington relations with Italy are strained following US president’s criticism of prime minister and pontiff
Plus: The youthful protester pope, and a hiccup in a case against John Magnier
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
JD Vance’s recent comments reflect a growing movement of conservative believers promoting a more traditionalist, ethnocentric path
The US secretary of war has repeatedly invoked God’s will to legitimise military aggression
US president has been under pressure since starting war against Iran, with Israel, that has seen fuel prices rise sharply
Right before Pope Leo was elected, Trump put out a meme of himself as the pope
It has been disconcerting to see US Catholics belatedly turning on Trump. Where was the outrage before now?
Rite & Reason: In criticising the pope so harshly, Donald Trump seems to have lost the run of himself
The president is hurting the most vulnerable people in the US
The golfer’s latest win at the Masters ‘puts him in another stratosphere’ and is likely to supercharge his earning power
Pontiff doubles down on excoriating criticism of military aggressors in the face of Trump’s ire
Pope Leo spoke of praying for peace as ‘a bulwark against that delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us’
More of the same abhorrent rhetoric from US president
Trump’s AI-generated image of himself as a Christ-like healer was received with horror by conservative Christians
Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war as US bishops offer support after Vance remarks
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Roman historian Tacitus made apt criticism of conquerors who create a wilderness and call it peace
Leo, who has twice recently faced criticism from Donald Trump, calls for end to country’s anglophone conflict
As the US president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced
Ancient Order of Hibernians says US president’s criticism of Pope Leo and AI-generated image has ‘deeply offended’ Catholics
Just back from fruitless negotiations with Iran, the US vice-president found himself having to address a fraught new episode in the uneasy relationship between church and state in America
World leaders show very different kinds of qualities and abilities
The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’
Pontiff said he will ‘continue to speak out loudly against war’
Inside Politics: Government defends plans as ‘most generous in EU’ while Opposition and protesters dismiss measures as insufficient
Trump takes credit for rise to papacy of Leo, one of the world’s most powerful critics of the US war with Iran
Leo uses Easter Sunday address to urge peace; Trump threatens to bomb Iran’s civilian infrastructure in expletive-stuffed post
Pope Leo condemns ‘idolatry of profit’ and ‘violence of war that kills and destroys’
Reviews of works by Brian Heffernan; June O’Sullivan; and David Annand
Thousands of worshippers pray for war orphans, political prisoners and those who died in conflicts
The goo – a longing for draught Guinness which overtakes the sufferer – contributed to left-wing causes in Dublin city
Fr Edward Flanagan, born in 1886, has passed the second of four steps to canonisation
‘Accelerating decline’ in vocations means St Augustine’s on Washington Street will shut its doors in July
Leo’s first major overseas trip will involve visit to Algeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon
St Mary’s was designated a cathedral by Pope Leo last year on its 200th anniversary
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
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