Nevertheless, there are always front-runners, known as “papabile”, who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope – much like those depicted in last year’s Oscar-nominated ...

Pope Francis had a busy final day celebrating Easter Sunday, greeting crowds in St Peter’s Square and meeting US vice president JD Vance. He emerged from his convalescence on Sunday morning to bless ...

Suzanne Cherry, 62, was struck by a Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club in Shenstone, near Sutton Coldfield, on April 11 and died four days later.

The teenager, who died from leukaemia in 2006, was due to be canonised in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican next Sunday.

Sister Act actress Goldberg shared a photo of her meeting the pontiff, who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday.

Archbishop Stephen Cottrell said he was ‘deeply saddened’ a church building and gravestones were daubed with offensive graffiti.

With humility and compassion for the poor and disadvantaged, Pope Francis led the Roman Catholic Church from his ordination in in 2013 until his death on Easter Monday.