'I wanted to be here, I sought an invitation to be here,' O'Neill said, underscoring her personal and official commitment to honoring Pope Francis. She also acknowledged the symbolic significance of ...

Trump, Zelensky and Prince William join thousands for historic Vatican service - More than 130,000 people have filed past the ...

Pope Francis’s calls for peace have been repeated at his funeral, as world leaders including the US and Ukraine presidents attended a gathering of 200,000 to mourn his loss. US leader Donald Trump and ...

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John Swinney has said the funeral of Pope Francis was “very moving” and “uplifting” after attending the ceremony in the Vatican. The First Minister also spoke of his own experience of Christianity, ...

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals are among those bidding a final farewell to a religious leader described as "a pope ...

The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church. Rich in human warmth and deeply sensitive to today’s challenges, Pope Francis ...

Dozens of notable state leaders, royals and other dignitaries will be at the Vatican service to remember Pope Francis ...

Talks are taking place for Northern Ireland's first minister to be invited to the Pope's funeral in Rome on Saturday.

I have been looking this week at plans by John Swinney to hold a cross-party summit on the issue of political extremism. Asked whether he had Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in mind, the First ...

Almost 300 wildfires have been tackled in Northern Ireland in one week. These include a blaze in the Mourne Mountains in Co Down last weekend, which sparked a major incident and saw people ...

JOHN Swinney was told by aides to heap praise on Donald Trump’s business empire in secretive talks with his son Eric - despite officials saying they couldn't back up the firm’s Scottish job ...