Adrian IV was the first, and so far, only English Pope.

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’ ...

Reconciling a religious ethos espoused by school management with an increasingly secular and diverse society is a challenge ...

Opposition politicians have called on the Government to act on a survey that found teachers believe schools should be more ...

Survey of 1,000 primary school teachers found just 4% believed preparing children for the sacraments should be a school’s ...

Just 4% of the teachers surveyed thought preparing children for the sacraments should be a school’s responsibility, compared ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...

Jackie Long: Clearly Pope Francis was renowned for having a really good manner with people. He was very empathetic. You say yourself that he was a good listener that day, but in terms of the substance ...

When Francis’ successor is elected, he’d do well to make another visit to Scotland. The Scottish bishops are all good men who have worked ...

August 25-26 - Visits Ireland, says Church failure to adequately ... to Canada where he repeatedly asks forgiveness for ...

Pope Francis was a man of the people, who will be remembered most for his compassion, his courage and his humility, writes ...

Here is a look at the can’t-miss games for the week of April 21.