First Minister Michelle O'Neill will travel to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. She will join ...

SEAMUS Logan misses the ball in his comment piece of April 23 (Northern Ireland shows the only way out of UK Union). The NI Act 1998 does not ...

Pope Francis introduced changes to the papal funeral rites in 2024 which were aimed at simplifying the ceremonies.

Talks are taking place for Northern Ireland's first minister to be invited to the Pope's funeral in Rome on Saturday.

Thousands more are expected to flock to pay their respects throughout Thursday and until 7pm local time on Friday.

IT’S St George's Day, and a new study has found that only 45 of people in England believe that keeping the Union together is a priority ...

They identified "grievance within the union" as a major issue, with 77 per cent of Reform voters backing a rule-change in ...

O'Neill recalled Pope Francis' visit to Ireland in 2018 where "he spoke passionately in support of the peace process". "He also marked the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, giving thanks ...

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced the sad news that 88-year-old Pope Francis passed away at around ...

Northern Ireland Office minister Fleur Anderson has indicated opinion polls will determine if and when a border referendum is called.

King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer led an outpouring of tributes in the UK after the Vatican’s announcement ...

Pope Francis has died, a senior Vatican official has said. Camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell said in a statement on Monday: “At 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of ...