3 h. ago 6am sprints and rooftop communion: Behind the scenes of the papal funeral

A 6am, around 30 people suddenly sprinted out of the courtyard and towards St Peter’s Square. The rumour mill began – has Trump arrived?

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4 h. ago John Swinney 'moved' as he meets with Northern Ireland FM at Pope Francis funeral

John Swinney 'moved' as he meets with Northern Ireland FM at Pope Francis funeral  TheNational.scot

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6 h. ago Trump accuses Putin of not wanting to end war after ‘very productive’ meeting with Zelenskiy

Trump and Zelenskiy met at Pope Francis’s funeral to discuss possible ceasefire

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8 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral: World leaders join thousands of mourners as pope is laid to rest

Francis is the first pope to be buried outside of the Vatican in 100 years

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8 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral: ‘pope among the people’ mourned by hundreds of thousands in Rome

Mass mirrored most Catholic funerals, albeit with hundreds of cardinals and dignitaries present

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9 h. ago LIVE: Francis, a 'Pope among the people', laid to rest in Rome

Over 200,000 people attended the funeral of Pope Francis earlier, including dozens of world leaders.

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9 h. ago In Pictures: World leaders and the public attend the funeral of Pope Francis

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.

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9 h. ago In pictures: Thousands turn out to line Rome streets after funeral of Pope Francis

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.

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10 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral: Coffin arrives at Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore after procession through Rome

Catholic Church begins nine days of official mourning

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10 h. ago Russia says all Ukrainian troops have left Kursk region as Zelensky meets Trump

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Vatican City on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral.

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10 h. ago LIVE: Group of poor and marginalised people bid pope final farewell ahead of private burial

Over 200,000 people attended the funeral of Pope Francis earlier, including dozens of world leaders.

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11 h. ago Pope’s funeral live: Thousands line streets for Francis’s final journey in Rome after Mass in St Peter’s Square

Ceremony, from Mass to burial at the Basilica of St Mary Major, to take about four hours

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11 h. ago LIVE: Group of 'poor and marginalised' people to bid final farewell to pope as funeral ends

Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy were amongst the crowd today in the largest gathering of world leaders in years.

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12 h. ago Live: Pope Francis called for people to 'build bridges, not walls', funeral hears

World leaders and royalty gather in the Vatican along with hundreds of thousands of people in St Peter's Square to bid farewell to Pope Francis

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12 h. ago As it happened: Pope Francis called for people to 'build bridges, not walls', funeral hears

World leaders and royalty gather in the Vatican along with hundreds of thousands of people in St Peter's Square to bid farewell to Pope Francis

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12 h. ago LIVE: 200,000 people attending funeral of Pope Francis in Rome

Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelenskyy are amongst the crowd in what’s the largest gathering of world leaders in years.

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12 h. ago Micheál Martin and Simon Harris join President Michael D Higgins at the funeral of Pope Francis

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris join President Michael D Higgins at the funeral of Pope Francis  RSVP Live

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13 h. ago Spontaneous applause in St Peter's Square as Zelenskyy arrives for funeral of Pope Francis

The Ukrainian President is among around 50 world leaders attending the funeral of the late pontiff.

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13 h. ago LIVE: World leaders join thousands of mourners at St Peter's for Pope Francis funeral

Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelenskyy are amongst the crowd in what’s the largest gathering of world leaders in years.

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14 h. ago LIVE: World leaders arrive as rosary for Pope Francis takes place ahead of funeral

Francis’s funeral mass is due to start at 9am (Irish time) this morning.

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