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BREAKING: The Vatican confirms funeral details for Pope Francis

The funeral details for Pope Francis have now been announced by the Vatican following the Pontiff's death at the age of 88 on Easter Monday. The first Latin American Pope, Pope Francis, suffered a stroke on Monday following months of ill health. ...

22 Apr 2025 at 09:47

Northern Ireland

Friends tell of ‘honour and privilege’ to be in Vatican City for Pope’s funeral

Being in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis was a “real honour and privilege”, a group of friends from the UK and Ireland who travelled to the city to pay homage to him have said. They described an atmosphere of stillness and quiet sadness as ...

26 Apr 2025 at 12:16

Northern Ireland

Crowds gathering for funeral of popular pontiff Pope Francis

Huge crowds of the Catholic faithful are gathering for a final farewell to their much-loved leader Pope Francis, alongside a host of world leaders and dignitaries. Vast numbers are expected in Vatican City for the 88-year-old’s funeral on ...

26 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

O’Neill praises Pope’s commitment to peace as she confirms funeral attendance

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has praised Pope Francis’s “unwavering commitment to justice and peace”. Ms O’Neill has confirmed she will travel to Rome to join leaders from across the world for the pontiff’s funeral ...

25 Apr 2025 at 23:16

Northern Ireland

Quarter of a million people viewed Pope’s body over three days, says Vatican

Some 250,000 mourners paid their respects to Pope Francis over a three-day lying-in-state, the Vatican said on the eve of his funeral. World leaders and dignitaries were arriving in Rome on Friday, to attend what will be a huge ...

25 Apr 2025 at 18:53

National News

Rugby community rallies to support young man in coma after tragic accident in Italy

The rugby commuity in Carlow is rallying to support a young man who is in a coma in Italy after a tragic accident. Tom Eustace was in Rome with his girlfriend to attend a friend’s wedding when a tragic accident occurred. ...

08 Jun 2024 at 11:03

National News

Irish couple killed in Rome collision named locally

THE IRISH couple who died after they were struck by a car in Rome earlier this week have been named locally. A police investigation into the incident is continuing and The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed ...

08 Sept 2023 at 08:06

National News

Irish couple die after road crash in Rome

Two Irish people have died after a road crash in Rome. The married couple, aged 59 and 60, died on Thursday at an intersection on the Via Cristoforo Colombo close to a campsite on the outskirts of the Italian ...

07 Sept 2023 at 22:35

Pope Francis’s work on peace must be remembered at funeral – Irish president

National News

Irish president to attend lying in state of Pope Francis

Pope Francis’s work on peace and sustainability must be remembered by those attending his funeral on Saturday, Irish president Michael D Higgins has said. Mr Higgins and his wife Sabina paid their respects ...

25 Apr 2025 at 14:33

National News

Locals sign book of condolence after death of Co Wexford couple in Italy

Locals have been signing a book of condolence in a Co Wexford church in memory of a couple who died while on holiday in Italy. Paul and Mary O’Reilly, who are from Kilmore and aged in their late 50s/early ...

08 Sept 2023 at 18:23

National News

Irish newlyweds among those watching on at the Vatican as Pope Leo XIV is elected

Irish Newlyweds Shane McCrudden and Sinead Doogan were among the tens of thousands of people who were in Rome for the election of Pope Leo XIV. The couple, from Killybegs on Donegal, got married last ...

09 May 2025 at 18:20

National News

EXPLAINER: What happens next and who is in the running after Pope Francis' death?

The funeral arrangements for Pope Francis were announced by the Vatican on Tuesday morning after the Pontiff passed away on Easter Monday aged 88. Following months of poor health, Pope Francis ...

22 Apr 2025 at 11:05

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