Now a football historian believes the origins of the world's most popular sport could lie in Scotland. Ged O'Brien is convinced an outraged minister banned matches from being played outside his parish ...

THE WORLD Snooker Championship is rolling on at pace at the Crucible! John Higgins is currently locked in a tense battle with ...

Leaders and prominent figures from across the world will be in attendance when Pope Francis is buried in a service on April ...

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

Black smoke – fumata nera in Italian – indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke – fumata bianca – will signify that a new pope has been elected. If three days pass with no pope elected, ...

Do you know how many papal conclaves there have been in your lifetime? Here’s how many conclaves there were in the last 100 ...

The bells of St. Peter’s tolled as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the basilica.

Early voting centres across Australia have opened ahead of the federal election on Saturday, May 3. The Easter and Anzac public holidays have reduced the number days voters can head to the polls early ...

But lately, as I read news about deadly heat waves and disappearing glaciers, those titles are beginning to seem almost naive ...

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Long a beauty icon, Demi Moore delivered the performance of her career in 'The Substance' — and proved she's never been more comfortable in her own skin. Read her interview and see the photos from the ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, just before the pontiff’s death. Their exchange highlighted ...