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. Professor Anna ...

A Catholic nun and theologian has praised Pope Francis for placing women in decision-making positions within the Church but expressed her wish that his successor can go “further and faster” on the ...

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

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.

Pope Francis has died, Vatican camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell has announced. The senior official said on Monday: “At 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the ...

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

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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 ...

Francis has only appeared in public a handful of times since returning to the Vatican on March 23, after a 38-day hospital ...

Martin Lewis has highlighted a key issue for anyone who pays their energy bills by Direct Debit as firms sit on £3bn of customers' cash ...

The A487 between Goodwick and Mathry will close for Challenge Wales Triathlon as hundreds of athletes attempt to complete the course ...

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