[ad_1] Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesThe closing credits of 2021's No Time To Die, the most recent film in the 007 series, ended with a familiar message: "James Bond will return."But for the last few years,…
Why Pope Francis won’t be buried in the…
[ad_1] BBC News correspondent Maryam Moshiri explains why the late Pope Francis won't be buried in the Vatican, breaking a 100-year-old tradition. Instead, on Saturday he will be buried at one of Rome's four major…
Pope Francis’s funeral to take place on Saturday,…
[ad_1] Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) in front of St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican says.The date was decided after cardinals met in Vatican City on Tuesday…
Who is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head…
[ad_1] Getty ImagesBorn in Dublin, Farrell spent over 30 years working in the USWhen the world learned of Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, a cardinal with longstanding ties to the US was the one…
Final days of Pope who joined Vatican crowds…
[ad_1] Laura GozziBBC News, RomeGetty ImagesPope Francis waves to crowds on Easter Sunday during a public appearance which surprised manyAt midday on Monday, church bells across Italy began to toll. Pope Francis was dead.Not even…
Vatican announces death of Pope Francis aged 88
[ad_1] PA MediaPope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88."This morning at 07:35 local time (05:35 GMT) the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to…
Sri Lanka Easter bombings victims named ‘heroes of…
[ad_1] The Vatican has named 167 people who died in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as "heroes of faith". The country's cardinal, Malcolm Ranjith, made the announcement at an event to commemorate the…
Pope Francis has died, Vatican says in video…
[ad_1] Pope Francis. (File photo: AP) Pope Francis died on Easter Monday morning at 7:35 am, the Vatican announced. He was 88. The news was confirmed by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, who oversees…
Britain’s King Charles makes surprise visit to Pope…
[ad_1] Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Italy. | Photo Credit: AFP Pope Francis had a previously unannounced meeting at the Vatican on Wednesday (April 9, 2025)…