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, ...

A FUNDRAISING event is being planned to support a popular Peebles arts hub. Organisation Friends of the Eastgate Theatre will hold a ceilidh at the town’s Burgh Hall on Friday, May 30. It is the ...

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

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 ...

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Vatican City on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral.

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 ...