4 h. ago The papabiles: Who are the contenders to become the 267th pope?

Even at this late stage, it remains unclear who is most likely to become the Catholic Church’s next leader

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9 h. ago Irish Times readers on the Catholic Church: ‘I am very proud to be a Roman Catholic in Ireland today’

As the conclave to choose the next pope begins, our readers share their views

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37 h. ago When and how will the new pope be elected in the conclave of cardinals at the Vatican?

Odds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or Friday

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37 h. ago Conclave explained: A graphical guide to the election of a pope

Odds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or Friday

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1 week ago Pope Francis’s funeral: Coffin arrives at Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore after procession through Rome

Catholic Church begins nine days of official mourning

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2 w. ago Bishops ‘have got to be fired’: The Maga Catholics trying to take back control of the church

Growing number of Americans hope Pope Francis’s death will mark a decisive conservative shift for the papacy

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2 w. ago 'The People's Pope': Irish and global newspapers remember a Pope of change

From Ireland to Italy to America, the consensus is that he was “the people’s Pope” who strived to change the Catholic Church.

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2 w. ago ‘Pope Francis did more for LGBTQ+ people than any Pope in history,’ says prominent US priest

Father James Martin said Pope Francis ‘changed the conversation entirely’ around LGBTQ+ Catholics without changing Church teaching.

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2 w. ago The Church after the Pope: What shape will Catholicism now take after the death of Francis?

Michael Kelly looks at what happens now within The Catholic Church now that it has lost Pope Francis.

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2 w. ago Next Pope: How the power base of the Church shifted (and why we won't see an Irish Pope emerge)

Michael Kelly looks at what happens now within The Catholic Church now that it has lost Pope Francis.

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2 w. ago 'Pope Francis did some good, but on the issue of clerical child sex abuse, he was disappointing'

Colm O’Gorman told The Journal that while he has “great admiration” for Francis, his handling of the child abuse issue has been “disappointing”.

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2 w. ago Pope Francis put women on a pedestal, where they could do no harm

In many ways, Francis was a good and unpretentious man who eschewed personal pomp. But he did little to advance the position of women in the Catholic Church

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2 w. ago When will the papal conclave happen, and what happens during the secretive ballot?

It’s a process shrouded in secrecy, but here’s what we know about it.

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3 w. ago Catholic Church expresses regret for seeking removal of Tricolour from coffin of Army veteran

Priest at Kilkenny church asked that Irish flag be removed from coffin of Defence Forces veteran John Phelan

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3 w. ago Catholic Church ‘greatly regrets’ seeking removal of Tricolour from Army veteran’s coffin

Priest at Kilkenny church asked that Irish flag be removed from coffin of Defence Forces veteran John Phelan

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