A mass grave containing nearly 800 infants and young children is being excavated at a former mother and baby home in Ireland.

Pope Francis during a tree planting ceremony with President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins (2nd R) and his wife Sabina Coyne (R) at Aras an Uachtarain on Aug. 25, 2018 in Dublin, Ireland.

Pope Francis's visit to Ireland in 2018 came at a time when relationships with the Catholic Church were "quite difficult", former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar has said.

On Easter Monday, Pope Francis marked the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which, he said, “put an end to the violence that had troubled Northern Ireland for decades.” ...

President of Ireland President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and Tánaiste Simon Harris are all set to attend the funeral for Pope Francis this Saturday, April 26.

Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin praised Pope Francis for his "unwavering commitment to the principles of compassion, peace, and human dignity." The Taoiseach is set to attend the funeral for ...

Pope Francis greets the faithful gathered for the closing Mass of his papal visit to Ireland in Phoenix Park on Aug. 26, 2018, in Dublin. (photo: Matt Cardy / Getty Images) ...

Back in 1979, Pope John Paul II arrived in Ireland to an outpouring of love, affection and enormous crowds, including an estimated 1.2 million people for a Mass in Dublin's Phoenix Park.

DUBLIN — Nearly 40 years since the last papal visit to Ireland, Pope Francis arrived Saturday to a transformed country where the once-mighty Roman Catholic Church is in tatters — its authority ...