It is the incredulous and astonished silence that yesterday morning, even in Salerno and its province, greeted the news of ...

Pope Francis' cause of death has been confirmed the same day his passing was announced by Vatican officials. How did Pope ...

After 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died early this morning at the age of 88.

Pope Francis died on Monday morning, the Vatican announced, just hours after his last public appearance. The head of the ...

As church bells tolled across Rome to mark Pope Francis’s death, cardinals from across the world began making their way to the Vatican and will hold their first meeting within hours.

Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe ...

Former Archbishop of Buenos Aires sought to bring ‘common touch’ and modernising influence to Vatican, speaking passionately ...

Ongoing digs at a Roman villa in the town of Villajoyosa in Spain, have revealed more than 4,000 fragments of wall paintings.

Construction workers dug inside a museum in Croatia and stumbled upon the remnants of a historic structure. Take a look.

Each elector swears an oath to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave. As the last oath is complete, ...

THE Pope has died aged 88 – a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday. Pope ...

A convalescing Pope Francis was greeted by cheers as he appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica as a stand-in ...