The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s Basilica after they each paid respects at Pope Francis’ ...

The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church.

Shahid Rajaei port in Hormozgan province is some 1,050 kilometres (650 miles) south east of Iran’s capital Tehran on the Strait of Hormuz.

RENFREWSHIRE Council is opening a Book of Condolence following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. The Book will be available for the public to sign the council's customer service centre in ...

Across the Netherlands, people have donned orange clothes – from tuxedos to feather boas – and boats packed with revellers clogged Amsterdam’s canals to celebrate their king’s birthday. In an ...

Pope Francis’s calls for peace have been repeated at his funeral, as world leaders including the US and Ukraine presidents attended a gathering of 200,000 to mourn his loss. US leader Donald Trump and ...

TV presenter Gregg Wallace has called for him to have the “space to heal”, after revealing he thought about suicide at the height of the furore over misconduct allegations made against him.

At around 10pm last night (April 25) a man entered a business premises on the town's Bridge Street and threatened staff. He then made off with a three-figure sum of money. No one was injured during ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...