JOHN Swinney has led tributes to the Pope after he died aged 88, sparking an outpouring of grief around the world. In a sombre statement, the Vatican today confirmed Pope Francis, who was Bishop ...

Father Gerard Maguiness, who met Pope Francis in February, writes about what the first Jesuit to be Supreme Pontiff meant to ...

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell - who is the acting head of the Church of England - has reacted to Pope Francis's death. The paid met in 2023.

Pope Francis dies at 88. Whoopi Goldberg recalls meeting him in 2023 and 2024 as tributes pour in from world leaders and public figures.

Pope Francis took on the name Francis in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi and became the first Pope from Southern America. He was pope for more than 12 years. Francis suffered from chronic lung ...

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced the sad news that 88-year-old Pope Francis passed away at around ...

The pope passed away on Monday morning at the age of 88, one day after he emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

John Swinney has described Pope Francis as “a voice for peace, tolerance and reconciliation” as he paid tribute following the ...

Two estranged siblings join forces to seek the legendary Fountain of Youth. From Guy Ritchie, starring Natalie Portman and ...

The First Minister said the late pontiff had been "a voice for peace, tolerance and reconciliation in our society." ...

John Swinney has hailed Pope Francis as a man “always on the side of the poor” who made important contributions on ...