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Fake baptism on stage at music festival condemned by Vatican as 'profane'

The Vatican and an Italian Catholic bishop have protested over a performance at Italy’s Sanremo music festival that featured a “profane” faux baptism on stage that was broadcast on public television. On the opening night of the annual song contest, ...

03 Feb 2022 at 20:30

Local News

Drought exposes ancient imperial bridge

Italy’s worst drought in 70 years has exposed the piers of an ancient bridge over the Tiber River once used by Roman emperors but which fell into disrepair by the third century. Two piers of Nero’s Bridge have been visible much of the summer near ...

25 Aug 2022 at 16:21

National News

Doors open for thousands to see Pope Benedict’s body lying in state at Vatican

Thousands of people are paying their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as they file past his body lying in state at the Vatican. The doors of St Peter’s Basilica were swung open so the public, some of whom had waited for hours in the ...

02 Jan 2023 at 09:34

National News

'Let’s make a more humble Christmas' - Pope Francis asks people to send money to Ukraine

Pope Francis has called for a “humble” Christmas this year – with savings from reduced spending on gifts donated to help the “suffering people of Ukraine”. During his weekly general audience, Francis called for “concrete gestures” of ...

14 Dec 2022 at 12:27

Northern Ireland

Archbishop of Westminster pays tribute after Pope Francis dies aged 88

The leader of Catholics in England and Wales has paid tribute to Pope Francis as “a voice proclaiming the innate dignity of every human being”. A senior Vatican official announced the pontiff died on Monday morning at the age of 88. ...

21 Apr 2025 at 10:17

King and Queen express deep sadness at death of Pope after moving meeting

Northern Ireland

King and Queen had ‘significant and special’ meeting with Pope in final weeks

The King and Queen have expressed their “most heartfelt condolences and profound sympathy” following the death of Pope Francis. Charles and Camilla had a moving meeting with the ailing 88-year-old while he was convalescing just 12 ...

21 Apr 2025 at 15:26

National News

Pope Francis death: What happens next?

A huge gathering of the Catholic faithful will come together to grieve the loss of Pope Francis in the coming days, followed by the secretive and potentially lengthy process of cardinals choosing a new pontiff. Here, the PA news ...

23 Apr 2025 at 10:12

National News

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 ...

22 Apr 2025 at 09:47

Catholics mourn ‘merciful’ Pope after death aged 88 following stroke

Northern Ireland

Catholics mourn ‘compassionate and merciful’ Pope after death aged 88

Pope Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and “irrepressible hope” as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders. Francis, who died ...

21 Apr 2025 at 21:31

National News

An Post offers to send cards to the Vatican for free

An Post is offering to send mass or sympathy cards to the Vatican for free for people who wish to pay their respects to Pope Francis. The 88-year-old, who died on Easter Monday, has been dubbed by some as the ...

24 Apr 2025 at 13:59

National News

Priest recalls watching Pope write apology to abuse victims in Ireland

A priest who helped organise Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland in 2018 has recalled watching the pontiff compose his personal apology to victims of abuse in the Catholic Church. Father Tim Bartlett said he did ...

21 Apr 2025 at 12:50

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 ...

26 Apr 2025 at 12:16

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