Pope Francis is expected to meet six survivors of clerical sex abuse today, including two from Ireland.

Senator David Norris has joked his funeral plans are becoming so long, the service will be called "Norris the Musical" by the time it is finished.

The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has been criticised for disrespecting the Pope after he was captured on video playing with his phone during an audience with the Pontiff.

Enda Kenny certainly knows how to put the tiff into Pontiff.

THOUSANDS attended an open-air mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in Glasgow on the first day of a four-day tour of Britain.

SUPPORT for the Pope among British Roman Catholics remains high, despite most disagreeing with their Church’s stance on controversial issues, a survey indicated yesterday.

Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin tonight rejected claims a Vatican summit to discuss clerical abuse scandals in Ireland was a wasted opportunity.

POPE Benedict has admitted clerical child sex abuse in Ireland had led to a breakdown in trust in the Church’s leadership but he failed to issue an apology.

An American group representing survivors of clerical abuse have condemned Pope Benedict XVI's statement following a meeting with Irish bishops.

EXACTLY what part of ‘I’m deeply sorry’ militant Muslims do not understand is difficult to grasp.

Lebanon’s most senior Shiite Muslim cleric denounced the Pope’s recent remarks about Muslim holy war as Egypt warned that the Pope’s comments could incite violence between Muslims and Christians.

There were joyous scenes in the winner’s enclosure after Al Eile’s victory in the Commhoist Logistics Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock, the highlight of a Timmy Murphy 98-1 four-timer.

VICTIMS of clerical child sex abuse here have been urged to name the Pope as a responsible party in any legal proceedings they take against the Catholic Church.

Pope John Paul II is looking increasingly likely to visit Ireland either this autumn or next spring, according to reports.

The Pope's meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury has ended. It is the first time the two religious leaders have met.

Sexual abuse scandals rocking the Roman Catholic church cause ‘‘a deep sense of sadness and shame’’, Pope John Paul said today.