The conclave to select the new pontiff will contain an unusually large number of British cardinals, three of whom are outside contenders for the top job itself. Catherine Pepinster reveals how they mi ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, setting off mourning in the Catholic world and days of ritual at the ...

In the Catholic hierarchy a red hat marks out a cardinal. They are the church’s most senior generals, with the red signifying ...

There are many medieval ruins scattered throughout England and the landscape is full of crumbling abbeys that were left to ...

It has been 866 years since the last British pontiff. But following the death of Pope Francis, could that be about to change?

William will represent his father at Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, similar to how Charles would represent his mother, ...

The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, presided over the mass, which lasted for 90 minutes. Afterwards, ...

It has been revealed that Prince William will be travelling to Rome on Saturday on behalf of King Charles to attend the ...

The Vatican is beginning the elaborate sequence of events for mourning and burying the pope and choosing his successor.

Pope Francis, the 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died after an extended respiratory illness. He was 88 years ...

The late pope sent a gift for young Prince George that harked back to a time before the foundation of the Anglican Church, ...

A large mansion house in Wimbledon will be unusually busy over the next few weeks, as it's the Apostolic Nunciature to Great ...