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Kildare couple say attending Pope Francis wake ‘significant’ having first met at papal event

Kildare couple say attending Pope Francis wake ‘significant’ having first met at papal event

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Patrick and Alice Gavigan, from Leixlip, Co Kildare, are on holiday in Rome and said the experience felt surreal.

Irish-born cardinal entrusted as ‘camerlengo’ running Holy See between popes

Irish-born cardinal entrusted as ‘camerlengo’ running Holy See between popes

Tue, 22 Apr, 2025

Cardinal Kevin Farrell was asked in 2019 by Pope Francis to take on the role managing the Vatican during the ‘interregnum’ between papacies.

Priest recalls watching Pope write apology to abuse victims in Ireland

Priest recalls watching Pope write apology to abuse victims in Ireland

Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

Father Tim Bartlett helped organise Francis’s visit to the island in 2018

Irish-born cardinal announces Pope Francis’ death

Irish-born cardinal announces Pope Francis’ death

Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, 77, who lived in Drimnagh, Dublin, made the announcement on Easter Monday.