1 hour ago Vatican firefighters install chimney on Sistine Chapel roof for papal election

Cardinals are set to vote on Pope Francis’s successor.

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4 h. ago Smartphones in the Sistine Chapel didn’t feel out place to me. It’s 2025

We love to plonk a dead relative in the sittingroom for a day or two

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41 h. ago Schneider Electric names Rhonda Doyle as new country president for Ireland

Schneider Electric names Rhonda Doyle as new country president for Ireland  TechCentral.ie

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57 h. ago Letters to the Editor, April 30th: On China’s influence in Ireland, Spanish power cuts and Pope Francis

Letters to the Editor, April 30th: On China’s influence in Ireland, Spanish power cuts and Pope Francis  The Irish Times

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65 h. ago Independent Ireland ‘open to nominating presidential candidate’

Independent Ireland ‘open to nominating presidential candidate’  The Irish Times

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3 d. ago Disgraced Cardinal Becciu withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope

Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s status has dominated discussions in the days after Pope Francis’s death.

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3 d. ago Fintan O’Toole: Is nothing sacred, even at a pope’s funeral?

We are at a very strange moment in our cultural evolution – one that threatens the very possibility of spiritual experience

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3 d. ago David W Higgins: Ireland might not care for Catholic social teaching any more, but Pope Francis showed how far it can move the dial

David W Higgins: Ireland might not care for Catholic social teaching any more, but Pope Francis showed how far it can move the dial  The Irish Independent

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3 d. ago Student writers earn Isabel Sparks President’s Awards for Ireland

Student writers earn Isabel Sparks President’s Awards for Ireland-inspired works  The Daily Iowan

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3 d. ago Thousands march in Dublin against Ireland's mass migration policies as McGregor pursues presidential bid

Thousands march in Dublin against Ireland's mass migration policies as McGregor pursues presidential bid  Fox News

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3 d. ago President of Ireland says critics of Netanyahu being labeled antisemitic is an "outrage"

President of Ireland says critics of Netanyahu being labeled antisemitic is an "outrage"  IrishCentral.com

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4 d. ago Three busloads of Cardinals arrive to pay respects at tomb of Pope Francis and cause media frenzy

Today is the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis.

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4 d. ago Three busloads of cardinals arrive to pay respects at tomb of Pope Francis

Today is the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis.

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4 d. ago 200,000 attend Mass for 'first millennial saint' on second day of mourning for Pope Francis

Carlo Acutis was due to be canonised today, but teenagers were still out in force at 10.30am Mass for the millennial saint.

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4 d. ago Canonisation postponed, but 200,000 teenagers out in force on second day of mourning for Pope Francis

Carlo Acutis was due to be canonised today, but teenagers were still out in force at 10.30am Mass for the millennial saint.

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4 d. ago How accurate is Conclave? What does the film get right, and wrong?

Pope Francis' death has drawn renewed attention to the recently released film Conclave

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4 d. ago Tomb of Pope Francis in Rome opens to visits from the public

People filed past this morning, many crossing themselves or taking photos with their phones.

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5 d. ago Opinion: Despite a welcome change in tone, it was business as usual under Pope Francis

However, if the church choose a like-minded successor, real reform may be possible, writes historian Dr Mary McAuliffe.

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5 d. ago 6am sprints and rooftop communion: Behind the scenes of the papal funeral

A 6am, around 30 people suddenly sprinted out of the courtyard and towards St Peter’s Square. The rumour mill began – has Trump arrived?

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5 d. ago John Swinney 'moved' as he meets with Northern Ireland FM at Pope Francis funeral

John Swinney 'moved' as he meets with Northern Ireland FM at Pope Francis funeral  TheNational.scot

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