Charles and Camilla paid tribute to Pope Francis for his compassion and tireless commitment to the common causes of all ...

Francis, who died following a stroke aged 88 on Easter Monday just a day after greeting crowds in Vatican City, drew tributes for his strong advocacy for the poor and marginalised. The leader of the ...

“The historic annual Hallaton Bottle Kicking is an Easter tradition like no other, as the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne battle it out to get three barrels, known as bottles, from the starting ...

Ukraine has accused Russia of continuing its attacks despite Vladimir Putin claiming to have ordered a unilateral ceasefire over the weekend.

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin opened a book of condolences to the late pontiff.

Chief Superintendent Gillian Kearney criticised the involvement of young people during the disorder as ‘child criminal exploitation’.

The Archbishop of Dublin has said that Pope Francis’s plea for forgiveness in 2018 for abuse scandals in the Catholic Church was an example of the “great mark of the man”.

“Pope Francis was a pope for the poor, the downtrodden and the forgotten. He was close to the realities of human fragility, meeting Christians around the world facing war, famine, persecution and ...

The public will be able to pay their respects at a viewing in St Peter’s Basilica and a funeral mass will take place before a new pope is elected.

A teenager on an electric scooter was struck by a car as he went over a zebra crossing. The car driver was 61-year-old Linda Watson, of Stirling Road, Tullibody, who has appeared at Alloa Sheriff ...

Bradley Sabo, 19, of Lawswell, Fishcross, appeared at Alloa Sheriff Court for sentencing. He previously admitted that on February 12 last year at Minto Gardens and Cobblecrook Gardens, Alva, he threw ...