1 hour ago Fury over 'creepy' Pope Francis AI clip as pontiff hugs dead celebs in heaven

An AI video showing Pope Francis meeting several celebrities and icons including the Queen, Princess Diana, Michael Jackson and Stephen Hawking has caused fury online

Events

3 h. ago Trump and Zelensky meeting ‘indicative’ of efforts to achieve peace, says Lammy

The US and Ukrainian presidents were pictured in discussion at the Vatican over the weekend, having both travelled for Pope Francis’s funeral.

Politics

7 h. ago Sick AI video showing Pope Francis snuggling into late Queen's neck in heaven slammed

The late Pope Francis was buried on Saturday in Rome, but an AI video has already gone viral of the pontiff hugging a litany of dead celebrities and royals, and has been slammed by social media

Culture

7 h. ago Cardinals thank Cardinal Becciu for stepping back from conclave

Catholic cardinals have acknowledged the definitive word is still out about the Vatican trial that convicted Cardinal Angelo Becciu of financial crimes

Politics

7 h. ago Donald Trump labelled 'insane' after making 'crazy' remark about future Pope

Donald Trump has been branded "insane" by his critics after he made a joke about the future Pope. It comes after Pope Francis' funeral took place in Rome on Saturday

Politics

8 h. ago Fantapapa: The fantasy football inspired game for Italians who can’t bet on the next Pope

Gambling companies are offering odds on potential successors to Pope Francis

Sport

14 h. ago Vatican issues 'sede vacante' postage stamps valid until a new pope is elected

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops started selling this week special stamps marking the period between Pope Francis' death and the election of his successor

Politics

19 h. ago Convicted cardinal bows out of conclave to 'obey the will of Pope Francis'

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 76, formally withdrew from the process on Tuesday despite previously insisting he was still entitled to cast his vote.

Politics

22 h. ago Melania Trump's confidants tell all about sudden shift in marriage to 'unsteady' Donald

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania looked practically newlywed as they packed on the PDA this weekend while in to Rome for Pope Francis 's funeral...

Politics

27 h. ago Giro d'Italia cycling race to go inside the Vatican's walls in homage to Pope Francis

It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican

Sport

27 h. ago Britpop battle between Blur and Oasis revisited in ‘punchy’ new comedy

John Niven’s debut play explores rivalry between the two British bands who vied for the No 1 spot in the charts in 1995It was the great Britpop showdown in the summer of 1995, billed as a contest between cheeky chaps and lairy lads. Thirty years on, a new play is to revisit the fierce rivalry between Blur and Oasis when both British bands put out a new single in the same week and competed to grab the No 1 spot in the charts. Some purchased both releases, many couldn’t care less, but for a few days it was a decision that defined you: whether to spend £2.99 on Oasis’s Roll With It or Blur’s Country House?The Battle is the debut stage play of novelist and screenwriter John Niven who said of the era: “Music was so central to the culture that two pop groups could dominate the entire summer, the evening news and the front page of every newspaper in the country. We’re going to take you back there.” Continue reading...

Events

28 h. ago Giro d’Italia to pay tribute to Pope Francis with stage start in Vatican City

The Italian grand tour begins in Albania on 9 May

Economics

29 h. ago Who is Angelo Becciu? Disgraced cardinal withdraws from papal conclave

Once-powerful Vatican official Cardinal Angelo Becciu has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope

Politics

30 h. ago Fury over 'creepy' and 'disrespectful' AI video showing Pope Francis in heaven as he shares hugs with Princess Diana, Muhammad Ali, Amy Winehouse and the Queen

The late pontiff, who was buried on Saturday, is featured meeting various celebrities in 'in Heaven' during the 31-second clip, which has since gone viral and been viewed more than 38million times .

Politics

30 h. ago Who is Cardinal Becciu? Why isn't he participating in the conclave to elect a pope?

Once-powerful Vatican official Cardinal Angelo Becciu has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope

Politics

30 h. ago Lip reader spots Melania Trump's real feelings towards Donald Trump

First Lady Melania Trump and husband Donald Trump have been at the centre of attention in recent days, with the couple heading to Rome for Pope Francis' funeral

Politics

31 h. ago Prince William and Kate Middleton pay tribute to 'beautiful' Mull as fans all say same thing

The Prince and Princess of Wales are spending their milestone day in Scotland, the country where they first met.

Politics

34 h. ago Disgraced cardinal formally withdraws from participation in conclave

The decision came as preparations get underway for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis

Politics

34 h. ago Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope

Politics

37 h. ago Five pivotal moments in Pope Francis’ relations with Native communities in the Americas

Several moments were pivotal in Pope Francis’ relations with Native communities in the Americas

Politics