Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

A man has been arrested after a collision involving a pedestrian and a car in which a man in his 40s died. Hertfordshire ...

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

Shrine of Fatima in Portugal packed for first pilgrimage after Pope Francis' death Over 270,000 pilgrims joined the ...

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose his successor.

The drug is manufactured by the US firm Insmed and made possible after 15 years of research by scientists from the University ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins.

Pope Francis has died of a stroke and cardiac arrest following previous complications with double pneumonia, according to the ...

Robert Francis Prevost has been selected as the new leader of the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis, he will be taking the name Pope Leo XIV. He makes history as the first-ever Pope ...