Pope Francis has died aged 88, Vatican camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell has announced. The senior official said on Monday (April 21): “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce ...

The Catholic College of Cardinals convening to elect a new pope is one of the oldest methods of electing a head of state that remains in use to the present day. While the voting for the pope is billed ...

A Catholic nun and theologian has praised Pope Francis for placing women in decision-making positions within the Church but expressed her wish that his successor can go “further and faster” on the ...

US air strikes targeting Yemen’s capital have killed 12 people and injured 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early on Monday. The deaths mark the latest in America’s intensified campaign of attacks ...

Governments including those of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea have begun negotiations with Washington after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs.

Despite being called a ‘phenomenal’ advocate for migrants, Pope Francis’ statement in Dublin on clerical abuse was ...

The actress plays Daisy Midgeley in the ITV soap and announced in January that she was leaving to ‘explore other opportunities’.

A number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament when he visits the UK. The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September ...

A STRING of road closures across Worcestershire have been confirmed over the coming weeks. In Inkberrow, Churchway Piece will be closed from its junction with Windmill Lane for four days, starting ...

Both parents and children alike enjoyed themselves at the annual Kids Easter Fun Fest in Vines Park in Droitwich today (April 20) after a dull ...

The Blackpole Inn was swamped this afternoon after hundreds of regulars visited the popular pub in support of Zoe Kavanagh Surridge, who has ...

A speeding driver was stopped by police yesterday (April 19) after being observed going 59mph in a 30mph zone.