INTO President Carmel Browne has called on the Department of Education to publish a circular outlining the occupational ...

In the Vatican, the days after the election of a pope are known as the "days of surprise" as the outline of a new papacy ...

A priest who helped organise Pope Francis's visit to Ireland in 2018 has recalled watching the pontiff compose his personal ...

Parishioners and visitors to Knock Shrine in Co Mayo have been speaking about the passing of Pope Francis and what he meant ...

More than 114 people have been arrested over the Easter weekend for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs ...

Here are some cardinals - listed in alphabetical order - who are being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis.

Here are some of the most defining images from the 88-year-old's life and papacy. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos ...

A teenager has died in a crash involving a scrambler bike and a car in southwest Dublin. The incident occurred at ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that ...

Russia has launched a wave of aerial attacks at Ukraine in an abrupt end to a fragile 30-hour Easter truce between the two ...

Newly qualified teachers may become eligible for a permanent contract after just one year in a post, in a new measure ...

Cardinals are a pontiff's closest collaborators, running key departments at the Vatican and dioceses around the world. When a ...