"We all want peace. It is desired above all by those who suffer its absence".

The vehicle was donated to the charity to help its work with homeless families.

Pope Francis: "Religious, with their prayer, poverty, and patience, are essential to the Church’s mission".

Pope Francis: "I renew the invitation to everyone to pray the Rosary every day in October..."

Pope Francis reveals he was not always a model schoolboy.

Pope Francis: "...If young people don't have the possibility of education, what future can they have?"

"One challenge facing the Church in Ireland is that of discerning where the essentials of the Christian life lie and how our institutions witness to what is essential."

"Genuine religious formation needs joyful teachers who can shape not only minds but also hearts in the love of Christ and in the practice of prayer." - Pope Francis

Pope Francis: ‘I’m excited to return to Ireland’

Priests and their Pastoral Ministry

Let us pray together that priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests.

Priests and their Pastoral Ministry

Let us give thanks for the lay people who take risks, who are not afraid and who offer reasons for hope to the poorest, to the excluded, to the marginalised.

Formula E features high-performance streamlined electric powered cars that are more environmentally friendly.

This is the Pope’s fourth visit to South America since becoming Pontiff. Previously, he has made visits to Brazil, Equador, Bolivia, Paraguay and Colombia.

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor was a deeply spiritual priest, known for his warmth, good humour and humility.

We all need each other, none of us is an island, an autonomous and independent ‘I’ separated from the other, and we can only build the future by standing together.

The legacy of the Treaty of Rome is to continue the work begun by previous generations who courageously and prophetically sought to establish a better future for all – Bishop Noel Treanor.

One of the things I pray for every day is a sense of humour! – Pope Francis.

Francis used the occasion to speak of a possible joint pastoral visit with the Archbishop of Canterbury to South Sudan.

How many times have we heard people say: “If that person is a Catholic, it would be better to be an atheist”?

The Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect, but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak – Pope Francis.

Irish dioceses embraced the Holy Father’s Year of Mercy.

Three of the new saints are from the Spanish speaking world, while two are French and two are Italian. Two of the new saints are martyrs.

Pope Francis faced a near empty stadium for a Papal Mass in Georgia after the Orthodox Church asked its adherents to stay away.

The website which had shown retouched photos of a purported meeting between Japanese doctor and Pope Francis has removed the images.

A committee has been set up in the Co Laois town to locate and prepare housing for refugee families.

Starting with a shrine in Siberia, 84 Marian shrines all the over the world will host thousands of people reciting relays of the rosary over a 24-hour period.

“Today the Church must learn again how to show that the family is a great gift, something good and beautiful."

Pope Emeritus Benedict may join Pope Francis at double canonisation ceremony.