Pope Francis

‘Doctrine of Discovery’ enabled European conquests of Americas and Africas since 15th century

Pontiff (86) was successfully treated for a severe bout of bronchitis

Pontiff (86) responded well to antibiotics after being taken to hospital three days ago, says his medical team

Planet Business: Pink hearts and other new emojis, a Russian exit tax and the viral puffer jacket image mistaken for real papal style

Hugh Linehan: There are growing fears that the AI arms race could pose an existential threat to humanity

Francis is earnestly trying to provide a moral compass, an antidote to the individualism and consumerism that is posing an undeniable threat to our shared, fragile planet

Nursing staff ‘very optimistic’ pontiff could be discharged in time for Palm Sunday

Vatican says pontiff requires several days of treatment but confirms he does not have Covid-19

Church must offer an alterative to contemporary values if it wants to help teenagers grappling with anxiety and frightening levels of meaninglessness

He quickly adopted a lifestyle reminiscent of his humble beginnings in Buenos Aires, seeking to make the Catholic Church less ‘eurocentric’

Across the world Catholics have come together to discuss their relationship with the church and voice concerns

Death toll of Thursday’s mass strikes has risen to 11

Funeral Mass in LA hears ‘rock of his family’ loved his dog, a pint of Guinness and his native Cork

Cork-born Bishop David O’Connell, who worked with the disadvantaged, shot to death last month

Catholic Church body argued that the man should have appealed to Pope Francis in Rome rather than the Workplace Relations Commission over his alleged treatment by a marriage tribunal

Head of Catholic Church says catechism states same-sex attraction is not a sin, but that homosexual acts are - and that LGBT people should not be marginalised

Speech to 65,000 young people in Kinshasa frequently interrupted by applause and cheers

Pontiff calls for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has experienced decades of conflict

Francis is the first pope to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo in nearly 40 years

Pope visiting DRC where there is no legal recognition of same-sex couples and South Sudan where homosexuality is illegal

David Norris, Mary McAleese and Ursula Halligan among those in Ireland hailing change of tone from Vatican

Catholic bishops have stated clearly their agreement to work with the State to respond to this need for school choice

Sometimes the best evangelism is telling people you’re Christian and then not being a complete jerk

Challenge is to walk together in pursuit of truth and justice, learning from one another’s strengths

Leading Roman Catholic conservative acquitted of sexual abuse allegations in 2020

Archbishop says he was put on indefinite leave and effectively fired

‘We pray that having served as the vicar of your Son on earth, he may be welcomed by him into eternal glory’

Vatican reporter who got the scoop felt ‘physically sick’ when she heard the sudden announcement made in Latin

Civil case involving clerical sex abuse case and the former pope will continue, even after his death

Francis will preside over Benedict’s funeral on Thursday, an event that is drawing heads of state and royalty

Benedict will lie in state until Wednesday evening, with his funeral taking place on Thursday

Almost all submissions to the synodal process initiated by Pope Francis raise the issue and want to see debate about ordaining women to the priesthood

Ambassador to Holy See likely to be State’s sole official representative at St Peter’s as President not attending

Pope Francis presides at Mass in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of three days of public mourning for predecessor

Photograph taken on December 1st showed Benedict looking exceptionally weak

Pontiff calls for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts

Francis presides over evening Mass amid splendour of St Peter’s Basilica

Resignation of predecessor Benedict XVI was first papal resignation in six centuries

Rite & Reason: There is no doubt about the crisis the planet is facing or the urgency of an adequate response

‘We must regain our resonance with the world to avoid passing on a hostile and volatile planet Earth’