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 ...

On Saturday multiple masses were held for Pope Francis at the largest Roman Catholic church in England and Wales.

Being in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis was a “real honour and privilege”, a group of friends from the UK and Ireland ...

A quiet reverence was broken by a ripple of applause as mourners showed their appreciation for a man dubbed “the people’s pope”. Just shy of a week after he made a surprise appearance to delighted ...

The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church. Rich in human warmth and deeply sensitive to today’s challenges, Pope Francis ...

The BBC licence fee is unenforceable and unfair to women, the Culture Secretary has said. Lisa Nandy has previously said she could be open to replacing the flat licence fee with a sliding payment ...

Children with Cancer UK hopes to raise £3 million towards its efforts to create a world where every child and young person ...