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RTÉ News
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
NewDad announce second album, Altar
Galway alt-rock-trio NewDad will release their second album Altar this September and have trailed the release with new single, Roobosh. It follows their acclaimed 2024's debut album Madra. Speaking about the new track, front woman Julie Dawson says, " Roobosh is just about being fed up. I wanted to write one song for the album that allowed me to shout, to get out all my frustration. "Women get angry and we are expected to contain our rage but on this song I just allowed myself to go there. I wanted a song where I could moan and scream cause we all need to do that every once in a while and honestly it was just a bit of fun, letting myself get angry when I never allow myself to." Written over the past two years, Altar was born from a period of yearning for their hometown following the band's move to London. According to the Lonon-based trio, who are about the undertake a tour of China, Japan, the US and Europe, "the record explores themes of relationships, homesickness, ambition and sacrifice - and finds the trio grappling with the life they left behind in exchange for the promise of chasing their dreams". NewDad play Cyprus Avenue, Cork on1 November, Leisureland, Galway on 2 November and Mandela Hall, Belfast on 4 November.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Photos show the most powerful moments from Pope Francis' funeral proceedings
Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88. His body lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City ahead of his funeral on Saturday. Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and other world leaders will attend the funeral. After 12 years of serving as the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88. Francis' body will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City before his burial in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on Saturday. World leaders, including President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are set to attend. A new pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals in a papal election known as the conclave. Photos show powerful moments from the late pope's funeral proceedings. After Pope Francis' death was announced on Easter Monday, mourners assembled for an evening rosary prayer in St. Peter's Square. Visitors left flowers, candles, and photos of the late pope. Francis lay in state in an open wooden coffin on Tuesday at Casa Santa Marta, his papal residence. On Wednesday, his body was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica, one of the holiest sites in the Catholic church, for three days of public viewing. His coffin was placed in front of the Altar of the Confession, which sits above what is believed to be the tomb of Saint Peter, one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles. After leading the procession to the Basilica, the Cardinals conducted a service featuring liturgical readings and hymns. Tens of thousands of people waited in line to enter St. Peter's Basilica and pay their respects to Pope Francis. Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Insider
Photos show the most powerful moments from Pope Francis' funeral proceedings
Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88. His body lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City ahead of his funeral on Saturday. Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and other world leaders will attend the funeral. After 12 years of serving as the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88. Francis' body will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City before his burial in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on Saturday. World leaders, including President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are set to attend. A new pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals in a papal election known as the conclave. Photos show powerful moments from the late pope's funeral proceedings. After Pope Francis' death was announced on Easter Monday, mourners assembled for an evening rosary prayer in St. Peter's Square. Visitors left flowers, candles, and photos of the late pope. Francis lay in state in an open wooden coffin on Tuesday at Casa Santa Marta, his papal residence. On Wednesday, his body was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica, one of the holiest sites in the Catholic church, for three days of public viewing. His coffin was placed in front of the Altar of the Confession, which sits above what is believed to be the tomb of Saint Peter, one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles. After leading the procession to the Basilica, the Cardinals conducted a service featuring liturgical readings and hymns. Tens of thousands of people waited in line to enter St. Peter's Basilica and pay their respects to Pope Francis.
Egypt Independent
23-04-2025
- General
- Egypt Independent
Everything we know about the funeral of Pope Francis
CNN — Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday's ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world's Catholics bid him farewell and cardinals in the Vatican ready themselves for the millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff. Here's what we know about the funeral of Pope Francis, who died of a heart attack and stroke on Easter Monday. Where is Pope Francis' body now? Francis' body is lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica, where cardinals and members of the public will be able to pay their respects for three days. Thousands of mourners are packed into the piazza outside, waiting in line to visit the pope's coffin. The body was transferred to the basilica from the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where Francis lived during his papacy. Francis' coffin has been laid at the Altar of the Confessio, a sacred space near the basilica's main altar, above the tomb of St. Peter, the first pope. In keeping with Francis' push to simplify the papal rites, his body is lying in an open wooden coffin, having done away with the tradition of having three coffins of cypress, lead and oak. When is the funeral? Francis' funeral will begin at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) Saturday – six days after his death. The last papal funeral – for Pope Benedict XVI in 2023 – was also held six days after his death. At 8 p.m. Friday, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the 'camerlengo' tasked with making arrangements for the pope's funeral, will preside over the rite of the sealing of the coffin. Where will it be held? The Vatican announced that Francis' funeral will be held mostly outside in St. Peter's Square. Rome has enjoyed glorious sunshine for much of the week, and more blue skies are forecast Saturday. Previous papal funerals have also been held outside, with thousands of the faithful filling the open space in front of the basilica. Francis' funeral liturgy will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals – the group that will in the coming weeks be tasked with appointing a new pope. Although the bulk of the service will be held outside, Francis' coffin will be brought back into the basilica after the eucharist, final commendation and valediction. How did Francis 'simplify' the ceremony? The Vatican said the funeral will follow the rites laid out in the 'Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis.' This liturgical book, detailing the procedures for papal funerals, was published in 2000 but revised by Francis last year. Some of those revisions have already been on display. Unlike after previous papal deaths, Francis' body was placed immediately inside his coffin, which has been left open to allow people to pay their respects. Diego Ravelli, master of apostolic ceremonies, said Francis had sought to 'simplify and adapt' the rituals, so that the papal funeral is 'that of a pastor and disciple of Christ, and not of a powerful person in this world.' Elise Allen, CNN's Vatican analyst, said Francis, the first Argentine pontiff, was the 'pope of simplicity.' 'He lived that way in Buenos Airies, and he tried to bring that into the papacy and the way that he lived as pope because that's something he wanted for the church itself – to be more simple, to be more in contact with reality, with the lives of people around,' Allen said. Who will attend? A string of political and religious leaders, royals and celebrities have confirmed they will be at the Vatican for Saturday's service. Javier Milei, the president of Francis' native Argentina who had previously clashed with the pontiff over economic policy, will attend. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, president of neighboring Brazil who had a close relationship with Francis, is also going. French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are among the major European leaders traveling to the Vatican. Pope Francis shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky at the Vatican in May 2023. Vatican Media/Reuters US President Donald Trump will also attend. Tens of thousands of others are expected to show up. About 50,000 people came to Benedict's funeral in 2023, while around 300,000 attended John Paul's in 2005. Who won't? Russian President Vladimir Putin has 'no plans' to attend, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Because the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Putin, police in Italy – one of the 125 ICC member states – would be obliged to detain him. Where will Francis be buried? In his will, Francis gave simple instructions for his burial: 'The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, bearing only the inscription: Franciscus.' Francis also said that throughout his life, he had always entrusted himself to the Virgin Mary. 'For this reason, I ask that my mortal remains rest – awaiting the day of the Resurrection – in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major,' he wrote. This basilica lies outside of the Vatican walls, on the other side of Rome's River Tiber. After the funeral in the Vatican, Francis' body will be transported there to be interred. When does conclave start? The process of choosing a new pope, known as conclave, is a combination of ancient tradition, religious ritual and politics. The voting takes place behind closed doors. Only cardinals under the age of 80 – slightly over half the total number – have a say in the decision. Once the 135 members of the College of Cardinals are assembled in Rome, they meet in the Sistine Chapel to begin the decision-making process. Conclaves take as long as it takes for one of the cardinals to receive two-thirds of the vote. Over the centuries, it has taken hours, days, weeks and even years for a new pope to be chosen. Pope Francis was appointed in a little over a day. Of the 135 cardinals eligible to appoint the next pontiff, Pope Francis installed 108. That means four out of five votes in conclave will be cast by cardinals elevated by Francis. This has led some analysts to suspect they could appoint a successor who will follow Francis' pastoral priorities.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Tens of thousands pay respects as body of Pope Francis lies in state
April 23 (UPI) -- Mourners began filing past the open coffin of the late Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday as a three-day period of lying in state got underway in the Vatican. More than 20,000 people packed St. Peter's Square as the body of the pontiff, who died Monday at the age of 88, was transferred in a processional rite from the chapel of Santa Marta to St. Peter's Basilica, where he will remain on public view through 7 p.m. Friday. The procession, led by the college of Cardinals, moved through Santa Marta Square, under the Arch of the Bells, and into St. Peter's Square, with the crowds "erupting into subdued but sustained applause" as his coffin was carried up the steps of the basilica, through the central door before being placed in front of the Altar of the Confession. Vatican carmelengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell then led a service, the Liturgy of the Word, in which the cardinals, clergy and other church officials were able to pay their respects, before opening up to the public. Francis' body is lying in state in a simple wooden coffin in line with his wishes to dispense with the traditional three coffins, one each of cypress, lead and oak. After public viewing ends, Farrell, the acting head of the church and man in charge of funeral arrangements, will lead the closing of the coffin in preparation for Francis' funeral mass in St. Peter's Square on Saturday morning. A minute's silence will be held across Italy as the service gets underway at 10 a.m. with tens of thousands of members of the public expected to attend along with many world leaders and dignitaries including U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. After the funeral, Francis' body will be taken to Basilica St. Mary Major, which lies outside Vatican City in the Rome district of Esquiline, for burial, again in line with his express wish to be interred there instead of in St. Peter's Basilica. Francis, who served for 12 years after taking over from Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday, a month after being discharged from the hospital where he spent five weeks being treated for double pneumonia.
