As Rome’s tailors stitch new garments for clergymen, observers say a pope’s dress code provides hints about his vision.

Crisp sub-zero winds envelop the Red Square, Moscow’s heart ... the country from Nazi Germany’s control. There are art galleries depicting this deep underground in Kyivskaya station, after ...

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret conclave meeting. The 133 electors, mostly dressed in distinctive bright red ...

Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, were elected after two days so tomorrow could see the choosing of the new pope. The first vote in the secret conclave has failed to elect a ...

Leaders of the Catholic Church from around the world have gathered in the Vatican to begin the conclave, the confidential process through which a new pope will be chosen. They will be selecting ...

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88, has been laid to rest following a funeral attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners in St Peter’s Square ... the painting is centred around ...

As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for ...

For Kremlin watchers, May 9 is a tea-leaf event, providing clues for possible shifts in thinking for Vladimir Putin, in power ...