If you have ever dreamed of seeing the Sistine Chapel for yourself but are unable to travel to Vatican City, Edinburgh is ...

EDINBURGH boasts a hidden gem often likened to the Sistine Chapel, offering visitors a breathtaking view of floor-to-ceiling ...

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The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

THE Pope is up and about after a good night, according to the Vatican, but cardinals now face the question – will Francis ...

Yesterday, the Vatican said Pope Francis is reading newspapers and working from his hospital room as he continues to battle a ...

A couple of hours before I join Trafalgar Tours’ seven-day Italian Holiday, I meet an older American woman on the edge of ...

His condition has sparked interest in how a new pope is elected, something heightened by the success of Oscar-nominated film ...

Mala Emde plays Vera Brandes, the 18-year-old music promoter without whom Keith Jarrett's celebrated piano recording, ‘The ...