A Belfast airport has been named the most punctual in the UK, with the shortest average flight delay for the second year in a ...

Cardinal Tagle has long been considered one of the most likely papabili to succeed Francis. Cardinal Zuppi has been the ...

Long considered a potential papabile (papal candidate), Cardinal Pietro Parolin has been a steady favourite in the race to ...

The famous ‘white smoke’ bellowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signals the election of a new Pope. The tradition ...

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

A papal conclave is the term given to a gathering of cardinals who convene in order to elect the Bishop of Rome (the Pope).

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 ...

A pair of rare Aston Martins could each fetch up to £1.2 million and £1.8 million when they go under the hammer at auction ...

Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, a senior Vatican official has announced. History’s first Latin American pontiff ...