The historic funeral takes place at 10am, 9am Irish time, and the service will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will be attended by more than 150 delegations, including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning ...

Historian and political commentator Brian Feeney has been a columnist with The Irish News for three decades. He is a former ...

The President and Taoiseach have paid tribute to Pope Francis as “a remarkable figure” who had a “profound commitment to alleviating suffering”. President Michael D Higgins said Pope ...

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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The Proclamation of the Republic challenges modern-day Ireland to address global poverty, climate change and world conflicts, President Michael D Higgins has said. Mr Higgins on Sunday led a ...

Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin will also attend, alongside Tánaiste, Foreign Affairs Minister and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris. A Sinn Féin spokesman could not confirm to the ...

"Pope Francis’ long and distinguished papacy was marked by his unwavering commitment to the principles of compassion, peace, and human dignity," Taoiseach Micheál Martin said while offering his ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, meanwhile ... and solidarity that lives in the hearts of those he inspired". Tánaiste Simon Harris said the Pope’s "advocacy for the poor, his calls for interfaith ...

An Taoiseach Micheal Martin, An Tanaiste Simon Harris and President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina will represent ...

Final mourners were in a queue for their last chance to see Pope Francis’s remains ahead of his funeral mass on Saturday morning. World leaders are flying in to the Vatican from across the globe to ...