Pope Francis was asked by the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland to visit Northern Ireland as part of his historic 2018 trip to Ireland. The Archbishop of Armagh, Eamon Martin, said he travelled ...

The group’s secretary recalled how the Pope had told them, in a brief meeting after a morning audience in St Peter’s Square, that it was “wonderful” to hear they were an officially recognised group.

Pope Francis’s “common touch” and ability to connect easily with people is a huge loss to the Catholic Church, said an expert who recalled sharing a football joke with the pontiff.

US air strikes targeting Yemen’s capital have killed 12 people and injured 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early on Monday. The deaths mark the latest in America’s intensified campaign of attacks ...

Charles and Camilla’s visit was arranged at the last minute and took place on their 20th wedding anniversary on April 9.

The Catholic College of Cardinals convening to elect a new pope is one of the oldest methods of electing a head of state that remains in use to the present day.

Verstappen started on pole but was handed a five-second penalty for cutting the corner to stay ahead of Piastri at turn one, allowing the Australian to take the lead at the pit stops. He went on to a ...

Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils returned to action just 63 hours after Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final comeback win over Lyon.

A number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament when he visits the UK. The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September ...

Governments including those of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea have begun negotiations with Washington after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs.

Pope Francis has died aged 88, Vatican camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell has announced. The senior official said on Monday (April 21): “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce ...

The actress plays Daisy Midgeley in the ITV soap and announced in January that she was leaving to ‘explore other opportunities’.