The Catholic College of Cardinals (the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church) convening to elect a new pope is one of the oldest methods of electing a head of state that remains in use to the ...

Irish leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis as “a remarkable figure” who had a “profound commitment to alleviating suffering”. The President of Ireland said Pope Francis had approached his papacy ...

MPs from across the political spectrum also paid tribute to Francis, with several noting his compassion for the poor and refugees.

The leader of Catholics in England and Wales has paid tribute to Pope Francis as “a voice proclaiming the innate dignity of every human being”. A senior Vatican official announced the pontiff died on ...

Singer and actor Jay McGuiness has remembered his The Wanted bandmate Tom Parker as a “massive life force” who was “hilarious”. Parker died in 2022 at the age of 33, 17 months after announcing his ...

Emergency services were called at just after 12.15pm on April 20 after a Peugeot van left the carriageway between junctions 34 and 33.

Raz De Maree’s toughness and tenacity prevails in his 20th year as he remains the treasured apple of former groom Jenny Murphy’s eye. The chestnut became part of the furniture at Gavin Cromwell’s ...

A member of a UK-based gay Catholic group said to be the first to have met the Pope in Rome has recalled his “warmth” and hailed the “radical transformation” in welcoming everyone into the Church.