As the Vatican prepares to end viewings at St Peter's Basilica at 19:00 local time (18:00 BST), the BBC has spoken to the ...

The political positioning of new regimes is matching an ideology that has been forming for some time: Dark Enlightenment. We ...

Explore a timeline of significant events in Pope Francis' 12-year pontificate, from his election to his global initiatives ...

In a stark warning, the head of the UN's food aid agency in Ethiopia has said millions in the country are "one shock away ...

Throughout his pontificate, Francis spoke out for the rights of refugees and criticised countries that shunned migrants. He visited the Greek island of Lesbos and brought a dozen refugees to Italy on ...

The attack took place after a service to mark the start of Russian Orthodox Lent. “An unknown man opened fire with a hunting rifle in Kizlyar, fatally wounding four women,” the regional internal ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, ...

Trump, Obama, Vance, DeSantis, Bondi, Rick Scott, King Charles all pay tribute to Pope Francis, who died at 88.

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with ...