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Canadian Prime Minister jokes 'can we have mass outside?' during emotional Mayo visit
Canada
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney flew to Co Mayo on Sunday morning after spending Saturday in Dublin city as part of a two-day official visit.
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Sadness in Galway as beloved parish priest of 40 years passes away
Galway
A heartbroken Galway community has paid tribute to long serving parish priest Father Martin McNamara following his death.
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Donald Trump brands Pope Leo 'weak' and 'terrible' in brutal attack
Donald Trump
President Trump has launched a scathing attack on Pope Leo, accusing him of being 'weak on crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy' in a series of social media posts
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Children terrified as woman claims she has bomb at packed Meath Confirmation Mass
Catholic Church
Teachers and a priest have been praised for calmly escorting a woman from a packed Meath Confirmation Mass after she claimed she had a bomb.
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Priest stabbed in Galway terror attack and soldiers who saved him all honoured for bravery
Defence Forces
Fr Paul Murphy and three soldiers - Private Dylan Geraghty, Corporal Daniel Padden and Private Ciara Shanahan - were presented with the Distinguished Service Medal at a ceremony in their Galway barracks on Thursday
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Limerick village residents stop parish priest from keeping bright church lights
Limerick
Residents in a Limerick village won an appeal blocking their parish priest from keeping floodlights at the historic Kilcoran Catholic Church.
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Man appears in court over defecating on floor of Catholic Church building
Catholic Church
"The shame and embarrassment is tremendous," the court heard
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Irish wedding goes viral as tiny mouse sparks hilarious chaos in mass
Weddings
A tiny mouse stole the spotlight at a Co Westmeath wedding by scurrying around the altar.
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Priest praises 'outstanding' nuns who ran Tuam mother and baby home and claims: 'We'll have a black Mass'
Tuam babies scandal
Excavation works began last month with the aim of recovering and forensically analysing the remains of nearly 800 infants buried at the site
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Shroud of Turin: Expert claims to have 'solved' mystery of Christ's burial cloth
Jesus of Nazareth
The Shroud of Turin is believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus, but radiocarbon dating in the 1980s suggested a medieval origin
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Church removes remains of Bishop Eamonn Casey from cathedral crypt
Sexual abuse
Eamonn Casey gained worldwide notoriety in 1992 after it came to light that he had a son with American divorcee Annie Murphy and had paid her thousands for his upkeep in the US
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Catholic Church confirms 'Eucharistic miracle' as face of Jesus appears on bread
Catholic Church
Vatican has declared that the appearance of the face of Jesus Christ on a ceremonial bread during a Holy Communion in India is a genuine miracle
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Dublin school finds relic of saint hidden in an altar: 'It's real life Indiana Jones'
Dublin
Staff and students at St Vincent’s Secondary School in Glasnevin were ecstatic to discover an ancient piece of history
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'Mesmerising' drama with Cillian Murphy's 'best performance' finds streaming home
Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy stars in this powerful drama which is now available to stream
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Pope Leo XIV: Tens of thousands of people cram into St Peter's Square to hear first Sunday Mass
Pope Leo XIV
Thousands of people rushed into St Peter's Square to hear Pope Leo XIV's first Sunday Mass where he called for 'no more war', peace in Ukraine & an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
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Irish priest refuses to apologise for 'bloody awful' comments on Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle
Fr Brendan Kilcoyne has doubled down on his earlier criticism of the Duchess of Sussex, which made headlines as far away as Australia
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Disgraced former Bishop Brendan Comiskey dies aged 89
Child abuse
In April 2002, Dr Comiskey resigned over failing to address allegations of clerical sex abuse in his diocese
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Crowds queue to visit simple tomb of Pope Francis
Pope Francis
The pontiff's final resting place features a reproduction of his pectoral cross, a light, and the word 'Franciscus'
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Cardinals meet for first time since Pope Francis' death to discuss funeral details
Pope Francis
The gathered cardinals will also decide when the Pope’s body will be moved to St Peter’s Basilica to allow the public to pay their respects before the burial
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Priest remanded over alleged attempted sexual communication with child
Catholic Church
Earlier this week a spokesperson for the diocese said it was aware of an incident outside a hotel in Derry involving a priest
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Ireland's best fish and chip shops ranked as TripAdvisor and Instagram decide
Good Friday
On Good Friday, Irish fish and chip shops see a surge in popularity as many households avoid meat - and now the top 10 in the country has been revealed.
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Diocese aware of video circulating allegedly concerning priest being confronted
Catholic Church
The video shows the priest being confronted by a group of self-proclaimed "paedophile hunters"
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Pope 'lively' and displaying good sense of humour following 'surprising' health development
Pope Francis
Dr Sergio Alfieri visited Pope Francis at his apartment this week and said he now expects a 90-100 percent recovery
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Priest tells Catholics to watch Meghan Markle documentary as penance for Lent
Meghan Markle
Fr Brendan Kilcoyne described the hit show as "bloody awful" and said the British royal family didn't deserve to be connected with someone operating "at such a shallow level"
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