2 h. ago Dave Hannigan: Pope Leo may be a devout follower of the Chicago White Sox, but that won’t stop others from claiming him

Election of new pontiff has caused great excitement in American sports circles

Events

5 h. ago ‘I won’t be able to drive you to the airport any more’ – Pope Leo XIV’s message to Dublin priest after conclave

‘I won’t be able to drive you to the airport any more’ – Pope Leo XIV’s message to Dublin priest after conclave  The Irish Independent

Transport

50 h. ago Fintan O'Toole: Ireland is running out of priests. There is an obvious solution

Women priests: The Catholic Church is like a farmer complaining of a poor crop while ploughing only one depleted field and leaving the rest fallow

Politics

68 h. ago Pope Leo XIV invited to Ukraine by Zelenskyy and calls for the release of imprisoned journalists

This morning, Pope Leo XIV also met with the international press for the first time.

Events

68 h. ago Pope Leo XIV calls for release of imprisoned journalists and is invited to Ukraine by Zelenskyy

‘The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community,’ said Pope Leo XIV.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Never again war’: Pope Leo interrupts St Peter’s Square revelry with pleas for peace in Ukraine and Gaza

Visitors praise ‘humble, simple and very welcoming man’

Events

3 d. ago Pope Leo XIV says he is 'deeply pained' by Gaza aid blockade in first Sunday address

‘Let the fighting cease immediately, let humanitarian aid be provided to the exhausted civilian population, and may all hostages be released.’

Culture

4 d. ago Pope Leo XIV to address the faithful in St Peter's Square later today

Pope Leo XIV met with cardinals yesterday and also visited Francis’s tomb.

Culture

4 d. ago Pope Leo XIV reveals reason behind papal name and visits Francis's tomb

Pope Leo XIV also told cardinals that Pope Francis had ‘masterfully’ set out the path for the Catholic Church.

Politics

4 d. ago Pope Leo XIV sets out vision for papacy and cites AI as critical challenge facing humanity

Leo tells first formal audience he will follow in the modernising reforms of Pope Francis

Culture

4 d. ago Pope reveals reason behind papal name and calls for the Church to offer response to AI challenges

Pope Leo XIV also told cardinals that Pope Francis had ‘masterfully’ set out the path for the Catholic Church.

Politics

5 d. ago Archbishop Martin: Pope Leo is a ‘friend of Ireland’ and I want him to visit the north

Archbishop Martin: Pope Leo is a ‘friend of Ireland’ and I want him to visit the north  The Irish News

Politics

5 d. ago 'Woke Marxist Pope': Why MAGA Catholics aren't too happy about the election of Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s brother said the new pope ‘will be looking out for the disenfranchised and the poor, and he will follow Pope Francis’.

Politics

5 d. ago Donegal couple’s accidental date with Pope Leo XIV provides perfect start to married life

Well-known Killybegs man Shane McCrudden thought he was going to spend his honeymoon with a few days in Waterford after… The post Donegal couple’s accidental date with Pope Leo XIV provides perfect start to married life appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Politics

5 d. ago Archbishop says Pope Leo XIV has a special 'interest' in Ireland | ITV News

Archbishop says Pope Leo XIV has a special 'interest' in Ireland | ITV News  ITVX

Culture

5 d. ago ‘Bob the Pope’ considered ‘a safe pair of hands’ by Irish priest who knew the new Pope Leo XIV

And pontiff’s successor as head of Augustinians recalls a man who is ‘humble, listens, lets everybody do their jobs’

Politics

5 d. ago Pope Leo XIV says Catholic Church must illuminate ‘dark nights of this world’

Pope laments the valuing of money, success and power over Christain faith as he holds first Mass since his election

Politics

5 d. ago Pope Leo XIV in Ireland: Unassuming and personable, he answered emails on the friary stairs

The key to understanding the former Bob Prevost, say those who met him in Ireland, is not as an American pope or a liberal or conservative one, but as a South American one

Politics

5 d. ago First Mass: Pope Leo says role of Church leader is to 'move aside so that Christ may remain'

Robert Francis Prevost was elected by fellow cardinals yesterday to lead the Catholic Church.

Politics

5 d. ago Pope Leo’s strong connection to Ireland after spending time in Tipperary

Pope Leo’s strong connection to Ireland after spending time in Tipperary  MSN

Economics