home and gardensIrish silver salver sells for $37,500 in New YorkA LARGE Irish silver salver by Thomas Walker, Dublin, with the Doneraile arms sold for $37,500 at Sotheby’s online Style sale in New York on Thursday.
worldPope rejects French cardinal's resignation after priest cover-upPope Francis has declined to accept the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin as archbishop of Lyon after he was convicted of failing to report a known predator priest to police, the Vatican said.
comment-analysisProfessional and personal pilgrimage for the TaoiseachEnda Kenny’s meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican had the hallmarks of a formal state visit, but it felt like an intimate family gathering where strained relations were finally addressed, writes Juno McEnroe