The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin opened a book of condolences to the late pontiff.

The news of his death, announced by the Vatican on Monday morning, reverberated across the globe, with people mourning the pontiff in the streets and inside churches and other places of worship.

There are just a handful of Catholic cardinals across the UK and Ireland, some of whom are expected to cast a vote for the ...

Dolan used the 45-minute midday Mass to laud the late pontiff as “a gift to be long savored” and “a troubadour of God’s mercy ...