Pope Francis was asked by the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland to visit Northern Ireland as part of his historic 2018 ...

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

A Catholic nun and theologian has praised Pope Francis for placing women in decision-making positions within the Church but ...

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

Two weeks after his surprise election as pontiff, Pope Francis carried out the Maundy Thursday ritual of washing and kissing ...

Francis, 88, emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St Peter’s Square in Vatican ...

A number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament when he visits the UK. The US ...

John Swinney advised me that we as a government must never be defeated in court actions, because it would damage our ...

Actor Timothy Spall thought he “might not make it” after being diagnosed with leukaemia. The award-winning star, 68, who is ...

The demand has been made ahead of a meeting between the Prison Officers’ Association and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

The bank holiday weekend will end with cloud and rain for much of the UK, the Met Office has forecast. The weather service ...

Despite being called a ‘phenomenal’ advocate for migrants, Pope Francis’ statement in Dublin on clerical abuse was labelled ‘disappointing’.