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Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Leo targeted Maga money in early days as pontiff, says Mary McAleese
Former president dubs Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days `more Benedict than Francis’
As Europe risks fracturing, the message of St Columbanus needs to be heard again
Rite & Reason: As Pope Leo XIV has reminded us, the Irish missionary’s perspective is as relevant now as it was more than 14 centuries ago
Charles ‘Jerry’ O’Malley: Fisherman who became synonymous with coastal communities along western seaboard
Clare Islander was honoured by Pope Benedict XVI for his work ferrying clergy to Mayo islands in all weathers
The Irish Times view on the papal conclave: an unpredictable contest
The saying that ‘he who e’ters a conclave as pope exits as a cardinal” augurs badly for frontrunners
Why the next Pope should be ... Leo
No matter who emerges as Pope, the name that he chooses will be immediately analysed
‘Wouldn’t it be great if he got voted in?’ The cardinal from Drimnagh tasked with organising the papal conclave
Cardinal Kevin Farrell’s former neighbours recall the Drimnagh man who is running the Vatican following the death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis was a man of love who ultimately took the timid path
The myth machine applauds the synodal pontiff, the one who has given jobs to women, who does not judge homosexuals, who protects victims of clerical abuse. But these are illusions
Why the Pope never returned to Argentina
Francis feared a visit home would risk him being dragged into a minefield of increasingly toxic politics
Micheál Martin should go to Washington and remind Donald Trump what Ireland stands for
Merrion Street’s promised “charm offensive” will have as much traction as water on a duck’s back in the madness of the court of King Trump
Hope by Pope Francis review: Don’t believe the hype, this is another triumph of marketing over substance
Far from the autobiography it is described as, Francis uses recollections to reflect on current events
Opus by Gareth Gore: Shining a light on the ‘dark money’ behind a shadowy Catholic organisation
A deeply disturbing and important book which will interest and concern anyone who believes in that blessed trinity of modern democracy – openness, transparency and accountability
Archbishop Georg Gänswein declares loyalty to Pope Francis after banishment from Rome
German cleric appointed papal nuncio to the Baltic countries after period in wilderness following publication of controversial memoir
Resurrection of Jesus was a cosmic event. It remains an irresistible force
Rite & Reason: The resurrection is not an event of the past - it contains a vital power permeating this world
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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