The open-air mass was attended by an estimated 200,000 people including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns.

The Ukrainian president and his US counterpart met within St Peter’s Basilica after they each paid respects at Pope Francis’ ...

The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church.

Being in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis was a “real honour and privilege”, a group of friends from the UK and Ireland ...

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals gathered alongside members of the public in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis.

Former Liverpool winger John Barnes believes character rather than quality has been the difference in this season’s Premier ...

The March 19 detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu saw hundreds of thousands of people flood the streets of Turkish ...

At 7pm local time (6pm BST) public access to the queue to visit Francis’s coffin officially closed after it was visited by ...

Leyton Orient remain on course for the Sky Bet League One play-offs after a 1-0 win which dented Wycombe’s hopes of automatic promotion. Randell Williams scored the only goal of the game and Orient’s ...

Higgins won two frames in a row after the mid-session interval to go 12-10 up but was frustrated by Xiao with the winning post in sight.

The Aintree hero – who famously struck in the narrowest of fashions in the hands of Daryl Jacob in 2012 – was amongst six of Hales’ horses to be paraded before racing, with others taking a lap of the ...

In an incident-packed encounter in front of over 12,500 fans – the Eco-Power Stadium’s biggest crowd of the season – Doncaster hit the post through Jordan Gibson before on-loan Lincoln striker Street ...