After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months’ rest – but the leader of the world’s

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the late Pope Francis as a person who advanced a worldview of inclusion, equality and care for marginalised individuals and groups. Ramaphosa is among many

Administrator of the Cathedral of Christ the King Church in Johannesburg, Father Lawrence Ndlovu, has expressed sadness at the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican earlier confirmed that Pope Francis

Here is what happens next in the Roman Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis, which was announced by the Vatican on Monday. The rituals mark the end of

Vatican News has just released statement saying that Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. The 88-year-old pope, limiting his workload on doctors’ orders, did

US Vice President JD Vance began a four-day visit to India on Monday and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as New Delhi rushes to avoid steep US

Moscow and Kiev (Kyiv) swapped 246 prisoners of war each on Saturday, in the largest swap in the three-year war. Russia says it also transferred an additional 31 wounded Ukrainian

Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in an Easter Sunday message read aloud by an aide as the pontiff, still recovering from pneumonia, looked on

Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday gathered in New York City to protest against President Donald Trump‘s administration. A crowd at the New York Public Library chanted “No fear, no hate, no ICE

Ukraine and Russia conducted a swap of more than 500 prisoners of war on Saturday, the latest in a series of exchanges since Russia launched a full-scale invasion more than