Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

The Church of England’s most senior bishop has recalled how meeting the Pope and saying the Lord’s Prayer together “changed me”. Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell said he had been ...

"The passing of Pope Francis is not only a loss for Catholics but for Muslims as well," Al-Qazwini said. "He is a man of peace and wisdom and through his efforts, Muslim-Catholic relations reached an ...

“I remember, as we finished in some of the conversations, he would say that before asking for prayer ... Francis' death starts a centuries-old ritual, where first the camerlengo, Irish-born ...

Members of the public and church leaders have expressed "sadness" after the death of Pope Francis on Monday morning. The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, said the ...

The teenager's school remembered her as "a caring and friendly character who will be dearly missed by her classmates" ...

"Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father ... Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided ...

“And here we are this evening, praying for him and thanking God for the many blessings ... death, Pope Francis reminds the world that the voice of faith still speaks loud and clear - The Irish ...

He is also known to speak Italian and Irish Gaelic.Farrell’s expertise ... ceremonial service of the certification of death, “a first moment of prayer” following the death of the pope ...

of the Methodist Church in Ireland extended the “sympathies and prayers of the Irish Methodist people” upon learning of the death of Pope Francis. The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in ...

His death was announced on Easter Monday by Irish-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell ... ‘it is very difficult’, as he asked for and offered prayers. “It is important that the steps he took ...