WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS THAT THE VATICAN HAS ANNOUNCED. POPE FRANCIS HAS DIED. HE PASSED AWAY AT 735 THIS MORNING. ROME TIME. THAT’S 135 THIS MORNING. OUR TIME. HE WAS JUST AT EASTER ...

MORE than 20,000 pilgrims have arrived to pay tribute to Pope Francis as he lies in state for three days before his funeral. Crowds are queuing in St Peter's Square to catch a glimpse of the ...

"We were informed of sick and injured individuals within the church, which is why we are here. We have successfully rescued 57 faithful from this facility," Rongo Deputy County Commissioner said ...

"We were informed of sick and injured individuals within the church, which is why we are here. We have successfully rescued 57 faithful from this facility," he explained. Matundura noted that the ...

Britain's churches have suffered a wave of crime in recent years, with crooks hitting places of worship on average eight times a day, as per new figures. There were a whopping 9,148 records of ...

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Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican confirmed this evening. King Charles and Keir Starmer are leading tributes to Francis, who ...

A beaming Princess Eugenie executed an impressively low curtsy to King Charles as she attended the Easter Sunday church service in Windsor. King Charles and Queen Camilla stepped out to lead the ...

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He was once a little boy who wanted to be a lorry driver and received his calling to the priesthood while watching his beloved Liverpool FC from the Kop at Anfield. But now Britain’s top ...

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Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican has announced, hours after he greeted thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square to celebrate Easter Sunday. Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican ...