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Francis Built Upon John Paul II’s Affection for Ireland
Ireland has been blessed to host two papal visits in the last 50 years. The visits bookended a period in a country that had undergone significant change in its Catholic faith. Comparing Pope Francis’ ...
DUP leader says Dublin is holding British government to standards on legacy that it ‘fails to meet itself’
DUP leader Gavin Robinson says the Irish government is holding its British counterparts to a “standard it fails to meet ...
New regional flag doesn’t have to conflict with bid for Irish unity, says academic
Support for a new flag for Northern Ireland – and the north of Ireland – shouldn’t necessarily conflict with a desire for ...
Death of Pope Francis: Michael D Higgins says pontiff had ‘unfinished business’, as preparations made for papal funeral
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...
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Forgiveness a key theme for 2018 visit to Ireland
As Pope Francis' plane, Shepherd One, with an Irish tricolour and the flag of the Holy See flying from the cockpit windows, touched down at Dublin Airport on the morning of Saturday 25 August 2018, it ...
Inside Pope Francis’ historic 2018 visit to Ireland as world in mourning following death of religious leader aged 88
POPE Francis used his historic 2018 visit to Ireland to beg for forgiveness for clerical sex abuse on behalf of the church. The late Pontiff was given a hero’s reception when he travelled ...