The Pope has paid tribute to the dignity of the homeless as he kissed a baby at a day centre in Dublin.

In Mayo, they’re still praying for a miracle — or, at least, the end of a curse.

It’s over. Two thousand years of power and authority, of intellectual superstructure designed to continuously create learned helplessness and obedience may not have ended during the papal visit to Ireland, 2018, but the decline accelerated.

Will this break the curse?

Introducing the Pelfie.

Pope Francis then planted an Irish oak tree on the grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin, becoming the second Pope to plant a tree on the presidential grounds.

Latest: Pope Francis has said he hopes the World Meeting of Families will bring "renewed encouragement to families everywhere".

A senior Government minister says Pope Francis needs to acknowledge the horrific abuse of children by members of the Catholic church in Ireland.

Where were the organisations that get state money to promote the interests of older people? writes Terry Prone. 

Just how does a busy parish operate in today’s Ireland? Clonakilty in West Cork is an example of the new model, writes Noel Baker

Tommy Barker on a good village-grounded home with a Papal address and heavenly setting in east Cork.

Irish missionaries are spearheading a bid to plant a million trees as part of the re-greening of one of Africa's most parched regions.

A request is being made for Pope Francis to come to Co Cork when he visits Ireland next August, with the racecourse in Mallow likely the best venue to host him.

Colette Sheridan speaks to the two men who built the Popemobile for his visit to Ireland, which can now be rented for stag or hen parties.

In recent decades, popes have reinforced centralised control of the Catholic Church by influencing who gets promoted in each country, writes TP O’Mahony

Arlene Foster has said "of course" she would meet the Pope if he goes to Northern Ireland.

Enda 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

Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster, leader of the once staunchly anti-papist Democratic Unionists, has vowed to meet Pope Francis during an expected trip to the region.

Pope Francis will make a ground-breaking visit to Northern Ireland when he travels to Ireland in 2018, Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister has predicted.

They comprise 22% of the US electorate and are decisive, but they do not vote uniformly and while they want a president of belief, he or she does not have to be of their faith, says Jonathan Alter

Pope Francis has said his predecessor as pontiff is having trouble getting around, but remains sharp of mind and memory, according to an interview published on Sunday.

A University College Cork campaign group for refugees is calling on all Catholic bishops to “confirm publicly” that they have the resources to provide shelter for refugee families.

Some 668 migrants were saved from boats in distress in the Mediterranean off Libya today, officials say.

It has emerged that the Pope may visit Ireland in 2018 to attend the Catholic Church’s World Meeting of Families which is due to be held in Dublin.

WHEN, after several years of worldwide consultation, Pope Francis yesterday published Amoris Laetitia — The Joy of Love — he recognised that a code of rules cannot stand permanently fixed and remain relevant or even worthy in an endlessly changing world.

Pope Francis’s suggestion that Donald Trump was “not Christian” because of his views on immigration was not a personal attack on the US Republican presidential candidate, said Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi.

Pope Francis has told Mexicans to "shun the devil" in a speech aimed against those who traffic drugs.

The Pope said government officials have a “human right” to refuse to discharge a duty — such as issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples, if they feel it violates their conscience.

Pope Francis has met with victims of paedophile priests on the last day of his US visit yesterday, and promised to hold those responsible for the scandal accountable as he delivered a powerful warning to American bishops accused of covering up for abusers instead of reporting them to police.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Jumping into the issues of the day, Pope Francis opened his visit to the United States with a strongcall for action on climate change, calling it a problem that “can no longer be left to a future generation”.

Pope Francis made a little girl’s day yesterday with a lovely act of kindness.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Pope Francis has opened his visit to the United States with a call for action to combat climate change.

Pope Francis has hailed the detente between the US and Cuba as a model of reconciliation for the world.

Pope Francis condemned the “ocean of pain” engulfing Syria and Iraq, where civil war and Islamic State (IS) militants have forced millions from their homes.

BOLIVIA: With a vast crowd waiting and a temporary altar, Pope Francis needed a place to change before saying Mass in Bolivia — and the closest place was a Burger King.

Pope Francis said Mass for more than half a million Ecuadoreans yesterday and hinted he wanted a major Vatican gathering this year to find ways to reach out to Catholics who feel excluded by the Church.

Perhaps a few may be interested in a quick update from the spiritual bunker from which I wrote to the Holy Father (Irish Examiner, June 15).