2 h. ago Death of Pope Francis latest updates: Ireland’s representatives at funeral are confirmed

Tributes paid to late pontiff who died of a stroke and heart failure

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2 h. ago LIVE: President Higgins, Taoiseach and Tánaiste to attend funeral of Pope Francis

The Pope’s body will lie in state for mourners to pay their respects from tomorrow morning.

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3 h. ago Taoiseach, Tánaiste and President set to represent Ireland at Pope's funeral this weekend

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday.

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4 h. ago Prospect of Pope Francis visiting Northern Ireland had remained ‘live and open’

Prospect of Pope Francis visiting Northern Ireland had remained ‘live and open’  Cumnock Chronicle

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4 h. ago Progressive versus traditionalist? The polarising issues that will define the next pope

From LGBTQ+ rights to climate change, where the Pope, Vatican and the Church stand on the issues.

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5 h. ago Leo Varadkar praises Pope Francis for reaching out to gay community

The former taoiseach met Francis during his visit to Ireland in 2018.

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5 h. ago Leo Varadkar: The way Pope Francis reached out to LGBTQ+ people and refugees made a difference

The former Taoiseach said it is easy to forget that it is still a crime to be a gay or lesbian person in many countries across the globe.

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6 h. ago LIVE: Zelenskyy and Trump to attend funeral of Pope Francis as Italy declares five days of mourning

The Pope’s body will lie in state for mourners to pay their respects from tomorrow morning.

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7 h. ago LIVE: Crowds flock to Rome ahead of lying in state of Pope Francis as funeral set for Saturday

The Pope’s body will lie in state for mourners to pay their respects from tomorrow morning.

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9 h. ago Live: World mourns Pope's death as cardinals confirm first details of funeral

From tomorrow morning at 9am until his funeral on Saturday, the Pope’s body will lie in state for mourners to pay their respects.

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9 h. 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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9 h. ago Pope Francis’s body to go on public display ahead of funeral on Saturday

The 88-year-old died on Easter Monday.

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9 h. ago Vatican publishes photos of Pope Francis in open coffin as funeral confirmed for Saturday morning

The images were taken in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, Francis’s residence at the Vatican where he died.

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10 h. ago Who could be the next Pope? Here's 15 potential successors to Pope Francis

The first Asian pope or first black pontiff in centuries are among likely contenders.

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11 h. ago Cardinals to meet to discuss Pope Francis' funeral and transfer of body to St Peter’s Basilica

Francis died yesterday after a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure.

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11 h. ago Cardinals meeting discuss Pope Francis' funeral and transfer of body to St Peter’s Basilica

Francis died yesterday after a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure.

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11 h. 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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12 h. 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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12 h. 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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12 h. ago Whoever succeeds Pope Francis, the genie is now permanently out of the bottle

If Pope Francis was merely supposed to be a caretaker pope and keep the throne of St Peter warm, he defied all expectations

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