A group of around 40 'poor and needy' Romans welcomed the pontiff's coffin at the steps of the basilica of Santa Maria ...

Next week the smaller parties are on track to have plenty to celebrate. If the General Election was branded the "ABC election – Anyone But the Conservatives", maybe next week's ballots will be branded ...

Proceedings began at 10am local time (9am BST) with the service taking place at St Peter's Basilica in front of 200,000 ...

The strength of a currency is measured by its purchasing power, that is, how many goods and services it can buy and how much ...