A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

After Jesus was crucified on the Friday his body was taken down from the cross and buried in a cave tomb. The tomb was guarded by Roman soldiers and an enormous stone was put over the entrance.

From his heart, pierced by the lance of the Roman soldier, flow blood and water ... for God has given him the grace. He buries Jesus in his own empty tomb, in a garden. At Jesus's burial, the ...

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains:“Heaven has gone blind!” ...

Italian authorities are preparing one of the most complex and secretive security operations in Vatican history as 200,000 ...

The company is further supporting VE Mail, a letter-writing initiative that connects schoolchildren with veterans of the Second World War. Emma Gilthorpe, chief executive of Royal ...