For example, Mr Signoracci infused the body of Pope John XXIII with 10 litres of a mixture containing ethyl alcohol, formalin, sodium sulphate and potassium nitrate - a chemical typically used to ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

At 9:30 one morning last week, Pope John XXIII, walking briskly ... and absolute ruler of the largest religious body in Christianity, was left alone with his princes. Thus began the secret ...

The body of John Mansfield, 63, was discovered at HMP Whitemoor, near March in Cambridgeshire on Sunday afternoon. Police said a 44-year-old inmate arrested on suspicion of murder remained under ...