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Pope Francis told the world’s religious leaders that the desire to search for the truth, beauty and goodness is what unites them all.

Humble Pope Francis sends message to youth obsessed with money and fame

On Sunday Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass as pope, telling the young people in the crowd to reflect on the limits of material wealth ...

March 30, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 0

British politicians ask Pope Francis to allow married men to be ordained

Catholic politicians in Britain have called on the new Pope to relax the rules on celibacy for new Latin-rite priests and allow married men to join the priesthood. ...

March 28, 2013 by PATRICK COUNIHAN 2

Author believes there's a stigma attached to going to Mass says Ireland is a "sterile, secular culture that looks at the Catholic Church as an army of priests raping children"

Numbers in Ireland’s Catholic Church continue to drop - stigma attached to attending Mass

Once deemed the “most Catholic country,” Ireland now has a population that is struggling in their relationship with Catholicism. ...

March 28, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 36

Pope Francis wears the red and white pallium around his neck during his Installation Mass in St. Peter's Square, March 19, 2013. Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images News/Getty Images.

Pope Francis continues to surprise - snubs papal apartments to live in Vatican guesthouse

The newly appointed Pope Francis will not move into the Apostolic Palace papal apartments. Instead he has opted to live in a suite at the Vatican guesthouse. ...

March 27, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 6

Overkill of coverage on new Pope leaves Bill Maher cold

Bill Maher slams media’s fascinations with Pope Francis on “Real Time” - VIDEO

Real Time funny man Bill Maher has had enough of the papal palooza. For the second week in a row he concluded his show by slamming Pope Francis, this time focusing his ire on the media's seemingly endless fascination with the new ...

March 26, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 23

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley made his first appearance since returning home from the papal conclave at Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End on Palm Sunday

Cardinal Sean O’Malley reaches out to lapsed Catholics following Rome conclave

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley said Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End on Palm Sunday – his first appearance since returning home from the papal conclave – and urged infrequent church-goers to attend more regu ...

March 25, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 4

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina - Pope Francis I

Pope Francis personally calls Buenos Aires kiosk to cancel newspaper subscription

When the new pope picked up the phone to cancel his morning paper delivery, he gave the owner of a Buenos Aires newspaper kiosk the shock of his life. ...

March 24, 2013 by IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS 9

Pope Francis says world religious leaders united by desire to search for truth

Pope Francis told the world’s religious leaders that the desire to search for the truth, beauty and goodness is what unites them all. ...

March 23, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 5

Cardinal Keith O'Brien was turned in by his priest boyfriend

Cardinal Keith O'BrienWhen will this charade ever end? That's the question most people are asking about ... ...

by Cahir O'Doherty 23

Cardinal Keith O'Brien has apologized for his sexual misconduct having been excluded from the Vatican conclave

Cardinal Keith O’Brien had longtime fellow priest boyfriend says Scottish newspaper

The man who made a complaint against Scotland’s Catholic Church leader was also Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s gay lover. ...

March 22, 2013 by PATRICK COUNIHAN 25

Pope Francis said celibacy among priests 'can change' and admits to being tempted by a woman

In an interview carried out last year, former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis I, said the Catholic Church’s law on celibacy among priests “can change.” ...

March 21, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 27

Good start for new Catholic Church leader - Pope Francis epitomizes simpler, clearer faith

The inauguration of a new pope is always a cause for great celebration in the Catholic Church, and the election of Francis I has been no exception. ...

March 22, 2013 by IRISH VOICE EDITORIAL 11

Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin states sexual abuse of children 'clearly a crime, not an illness

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has responded to Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier of Durban’s comments on sexual abuse. The Dublin Archbishop has stated that the abuse of a child is “very clearly a crime.” ...

March 20, 2013 by IrishCentral Staff Writers 12

Pope Francis waves the crowd from the papamobile during his inauguration mass at St Peter's square on March 19, 2013 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO Source: AFP

Dublin priest leaps to defence of Pope Francis and his actions during Junta regime

An Irish priest who worked under the new Pope in Argentina has defended his action during the military dictatorship. ...

March 20, 2013 by PATRICK COUNIHAN 6

Irish President Michael D Higgins meets Pope Francis during his inauguration at the Vatican

New Pope Francis I and the Irish-Argentine community have close ties

Irish Argentines, as all the Argentineans –despite their origin- were first shocked and immediately received with great joy the news of the election on the new Pope, Francis ...

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