The pontiff’s memoir, Hope, offers a fascinating snapshot of his humble origins in Argentina. Just ignore the strange ...

Pope Francis is unlike any of his predecessors – not least because he is the first to write an autobiography while still in office, writes Catherine Pepinster. But while he uses the book to admits his ...

The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588: Catholic Spain, with the support of the Pope, planned to overthrow ... Mary married the heir to the French throne, Francis. She was 16 years old.

Following the liturgy, in his customary New Year’s address delivered in the Throne Room of the Patriarchal Residence ... Our humility anticipates welcoming His Holiness Pope Francis for this occasion.

It was the year of Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee, marking her 25th year on the throne, and world leaders attending a ... Gustaf Kilander has the full story. Pope Francis was “saddened to learn” of ...

It was the year of Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee, marking her 25th year on the throne, and world leaders ... Gustaf Kilander has the full story. Pope Francis was “saddened to learn ...

He meant to allow room enough for the grandees of Virginia ... the damnable doctrine and position, that the Pope could depose a king by pronouncing him excommunicate. These three tremendous ...

Among those who gave endorsement to the programme were US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis. The plan bypasses US Congress ... largely through secret trade deals and back room bureaucratic rule ...

Francis came second in the 2005 conclave in which Benedict XVI succeeded. Benedict’s papacy famously ended in controversy when he abdicated the throne, a move that was hitherto unprecedented in the ...