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Bishop of Raphoe to participate in assembly on Catholic Church’s future

The Bishop of Raphoe, Alan McGuckian SJ, has travelled to the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality assembly which begins next week. Bishop McGuckian will be one of 364 voting delegates for what is the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of ...

27 Sept 2023 at 12:06

National News

National: Irish couple killed in Rome collision named locally

THE IRISH couple who died after they were struck by a car in Rome earlier this week have been named locally. A police investigation into the incident is continuing and The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it's providing assistance to ...

08 Sept 2023 at 08:13

Local News

Pope Francis happy to pose for photos with Donegal couple

A Burtonport couple had the great privilege earlier today of getting their very own selfies with His Holiness Pope Francis in St Peter's Square. Mary Rodgers, a regular contributor to the Democrat, has been on a break with her husband Jimmy to ...

22 Feb 2017 at 19:00

National News

BREAKING: The Vatican confirms funeral details for Pope Francis

The funeral details for Pope Francis have now been announced by the Vatican following the Pontiff's death at the age of 88 on Easter Monday. The first Latin American Pope, Pope Francis, suffered a stroke on Monday following months of ill ...

22 Apr 2025 at 09:47

Northern Ireland

Friends tell of ‘honour and privilege’ to be in Vatican City for Pope’s funeral

Being in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis was a “real honour and privilege”, a group of friends from the UK and Ireland who travelled to the city to pay homage to him have said. They described an atmosphere of stillness and quiet ...

26 Apr 2025 at 12:16

Northern Ireland

Crowds gathering for funeral of popular pontiff Pope Francis

Huge crowds of the Catholic faithful are gathering for a final farewell to their much-loved leader Pope Francis, alongside a host of world leaders and dignitaries. Vast numbers are expected in Vatican City for the 88-year-old’s ...

26 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

O’Neill praises Pope’s commitment to peace as she confirms funeral attendance

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has praised Pope Francis’s “unwavering commitment to justice and peace”. Ms O’Neill has confirmed she will travel to Rome to join leaders from across the world for the ...

25 Apr 2025 at 23:16

Northern Ireland

Quarter of a million people viewed Pope’s body over three days, says Vatican

Some 250,000 mourners paid their respects to Pope Francis over a three-day lying-in-state, the Vatican said on the eve of his funeral. World leaders and dignitaries were arriving in Rome on Friday, to attend what will ...

25 Apr 2025 at 18:53

National News

Rugby community rallies to support young man in coma after tragic accident in Italy

The rugby commuity in Carlow is rallying to support a young man who is in a coma in Italy after a tragic accident. Tom Eustace was in Rome with his girlfriend to attend a friend’s wedding when a tragic accident ...

08 Jun 2024 at 11:03

National News

Irish couple die after road crash in Rome

Two Irish people have died after a road crash in Rome. The married couple, aged 59 and 60, died on Thursday at an intersection on the Via Cristoforo Colombo close to a campsite on the outskirts of the Italian ...

07 Sept 2023 at 22:35

Local News

Letterkenny's Mary Maguire reads at funeral of Pope Benedict

Letterkenny woman Mary Maguire read at the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Ms Maguire delivered the second reading, from the First letter of St Peter (1:3-9) before an estimated 100,000 people at St ...

05 Jan 2023 at 09:27

Other Sport

Mark English out of European Championships after tough heat

Mark English bowed out of the European Athletics Championships on Friday morning in Rome. The Finn Valley AC man's bid for a fifth European medal ended after he finished fifth in his heat. The 31-year-old ...

07 Jun 2024 at 11:47

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