What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

Eva Osborne

A wide range of stories feature on the front pages of Irish newspapers on Sunday. Many include the funeral of Pope Francis, which took place on Saturday.

The Sunday Independent reports on the funeral of Pope Francis, which was attended by world leaders, royalty and thousands of faithful in Rome.

Jerome Kavanagh, who fatally cut five-year-old Ciaran Malone’s throat, was confronted by the Sunday World.

Kavanagh was released from Shelton Abbey Open Prison in Wicklow last week after spending more than three decades behind bars.

The Pope's funeral takes centre stage on the front page of The Irish Mail on Sunday.

The Irish Sunday Mirror reports on peace talks between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after they met in Vatican City on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral.

Businesses are to get more time to prepare for the introduction of auto-enrolment pensions for 811,000 workers as cabinet will delay the move until 2026, according to the Business Post.

The Sunday Times also covers Trump and Zelensky's peace talks as the Pope was laid to rest.

The paper also reports on Mary McAleese saying only "fake theology" bans women from being priests.