Cardinal Bustillo says conclave was guided by the Holy Spirit with "freedom and trust," resulting in Pope Leo XIV's election ...

King Carl XVI Gustaf was 20 years old and had been king of Sweden for just two years when he announced his proposal to the glamorous Silvia, who he had met at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where she ...

The royal, 81, wearing all-black for the occasion, carried a walking stick in one hand, as her husband leant his arm for her to lean on. Both appeared solemn as they made an appearance following ...

The BBC has taken a look back at archive footage of previous Popes' funerals, as far back as Pope Pius XII in 1958 through to Pope Benedict XVI in 2022. Video produced by Ian Casey. Vladimir Putin ...

As the world mourns the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday (April 21), it is time to remember his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI. Benedict, born Joseph Ratzinger, was elected by cardinals ...

In 2005, Benedict XVI was installed in Rome as the 265th Roman Catholic pope. In 2013, a building that housed clothing factories collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more than 1,000 people.

In its second episode, Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History addresses the controversial voluntary resignation of Benedict XVI in 2013. Despite being a very rare move — it had only happened a handful ...

Benedetto Ceraulo, 63, who killed Maurizio Gucci in 1995, shot and injured his own son Gaetano, 37, in his country house in Santa Maria al Monte, near Pisa, The Times reported. The Italian fashion ...

The chimes of a bell will be heard over and over again on Saturday, April 26, at Springfield’s MassMutual Center as each round begins and ends as part of Down & Dirty Boxing XVI Spring Break ...

Benedetto Ceraulo, 63, allegedly shot his son, Gaetano, 37, during a family dispute then turned the pistol on himself in the front yard of his rented home in Santa Maria a Monte - just outside of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, right, hugs Emeritus Pope Benedict ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...