Donald Trump has now paid his respects to Pope Francis I, having been seen standing at the foot of his coffin in St Peter's ...

World leaders, cardinals and at least 200,000 of the faithful are expected to gather in the Vatican on Saturday morning to ...

Following the funeral, in another break with tradition, the coffin will be taken through the streets of Rome to an underground tomb in the basilica of Saint Mary Major, as per his instructions. The ...

Vatican says 164 delegations are confirmed, including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns; Israel only sending ...

Fergie, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew who has been public with her own cancer battles, says she wants to be a voice for people ...

From nettle eating contests to bog snorkelling, we’ve picked out some bizarre and even downright baffling traditions which ...