Being in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis was a “real honour and privilege”, a group of friends from the UK and Ireland who travelled to the city to pay homage to him have said. They described an ...

John Swinney has said the funeral of Pope Francis was “very moving” and “uplifting” after attending the ceremony in the Vatican. The First Minister also spoke of his own experience of Christianity, ...

Catholics paying respects to Pope Francis at Westminster Cathedral hope his legacy continues with one describing feeling orphaned. Multiple masses were held for Pope Francis at the largest Roman ...

In a quiet recess carved out of the otherwise bustling northside of Dublin City, a group of “Red Nuns” gathered to solemnly watch the funeral of Pope Francis. The late pontiff’s funeral was broadcast ...

A massive explosion and fire have rocked a port in southern Iran, injuring at least 516 people, state television reported. The blast happened at the Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, a major ...

Volodymyr Zelensky said his meeting with Donald Trump on the fringes of the Pope’s funeral “has potential to become historic”. The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s ...

FROM karate to kick-boxing, and padel to petanque, around a dozen sports are to be part of the Liberation Games. Aimed at final-year pupils from all Island primary schools, the four-day event forms ...

It was sleek, it was iconic, it was faster than the speed of sound. For one unforgettable day nearly 40 years ago, Concorde ...

The “final image” of Pope Francis will be him greeting crowds on Easter Sunday despite “serious health problems”, the 200,000 people who gathered for his funeral in Vatican City were told. Presidents, ...

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have spoken about the war in Ukraine on the sidelines of the Pope’s funeral in Rome. A photograph of the two leaders shows them sat opposite one another on chairs ...

The BBC licence fee is unenforceable and unfair to women, the Culture Secretary has said. Lisa Nandy has previously said she could be open to replacing the flat licence fee with a sliding payment ...

The strong aroma of incense heralded the emergence of Pope Francis’s coffin into the sunlight from St Peter’s Basilica. Its scent, wafting through the air, travelled as high as the terrace overlooking ...