Pope Francis

TV coverage of Pope’s funeral: Ceremony filmed with splendid cinematic minimalism by Italian TV

Television: Viewers treated to abundance of drone shots of Francis’ simple wooden coffin from high above

Pope Francis’s funeral: ‘Pope among the people’ mourned by hundreds of thousands in Rome

Mass mirrored most Catholic funerals, albeit with hundreds of cardinals and dignitaries present

As it happened:Pope Francis’s funeral takes place in Rome

Catholic Church begins nine days of official mourning

Race to succeed Pope Francis begins with his funeral, as informal alliances of cardinals emerge

On one side stand the conservatives. On the other are the reformers. And in the centre are those who want an end to the polarisation

What does Northern Ireland’s reaction to the death of Pope Francis say about attitudes?

Protestants as well as Catholics lined up to sign book of condolences in Belfast

After the death of popular Pope Francis, what now for Christianity?

In Europe, after centuries of dominance, Christianity appears to be in retreat

Pope Francis’s funeral: Four-hour Mass and procession through Rome among plans for memorial

Michael D Higgins, Micheál Martin, Ursula von der Leyen, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and Donald Trump among attendees

Meetings of cardinals ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral could speed up election of successor

Bishop Paul Tighe, one of the most senior Irishmen in the Roman Curia, says pontiff’s legacy is ‘in the hearts of people'

Michael D Higgins pays his respects to Pope Francis in Rome ahead of funeral

Pope Francis's funeral to be attended by heads of state from around the world

‘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 ‘a great ally of gay community’, says Varadkar

Former taoiseach is working with several LGBTA-rights organisations and figuring out his next career steps, he tells Harvard audience

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The hurt that dripped from Michael O’Brien and others has to be part of Pope Francis’s legacy

The personal experience he vividly outlined on RTÉ television in 2009 was part of the reason Francis’s visit to Ireland nine years later was so different from the previous Irish papal visit

Brace yourself as world’s leaders make holy show of themselves at Pope’s funeral

The men-only club will be out in force. Even Francis ‘the reformer’ could not assail that bastion

Death of Pope Francis: Derek Mooney leads RTÉ’s coverage to intermittently jaw-dropping effect

Radio: The shocked host sounds vaguely peeved at the disruption to his wildlife special

‘Dedicated to the oppressed, refugees and marginalised’: How Pope Francis is remembered in Middle East

Late pontiff visited nine countries in the region and north Africa, cultivating ties between Christians and Muslims

‘Would you like to come to Ireland and have a quiet break and I can send someone to replace you?’ she asked Pope Francis

St Peter’s Basilica is open 24/7 to accommodate the crowds gathering to pay their respects to the late pontiff

Fiipinos mourn Francis and brace themselves for successor

In the Philippines, where 80 per cent of the population is Catholic, popes are always revered. Francis, however, was especially well loved

‘Four times he wrote back to me’: Tens of thousands queue to pay respects to Pope Francis

People kneel briefly to say hasty prayers before being ushered along to make way for more

Letters to the Editor, April 24th: Death of Pope Francis, the electricity interconnector and the shingles vaccine

Pope Francis signalled a new kind of leadership – one rooted in service, not power. He showed that in the Catholic Church, there is room for everyone

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