83 m. ago How new Pope is actually chosen, who votes and what happens when decision is made

Pope Francis remains in a 'critical' condition, though a health update issued by the Vatican said that the leader of the Catholic Church had a 'peaceful night'

Politics

3 h. ago Nostradamus's eerie prediction about the future of Pope Francis is unearthed after Vatican revealed he was in a 'critical' condition

Michel de Nostredame, the 16th-century astrologer known as Nostradamus, supposedly predicted the fate of the pope in an unearthed quote from his book 'Les Propheties'

Culture

5 h. ago Pope Francis: Vatican issues morning update amid 'critical respiratory crisis'

The leader of the Catholic church is in a critical condition in hospital after his suffering a respiratory crisis.

Events

6 h. ago Nostradamus issued eerie Pope Francis prediction as Catholic Church's fate questioned

Conspiracy theorists have stumbled across the predictions of 16th-century French prophet Nostradamus, which contain a chilling warning about the future of Pope Francis and the Catholic Church

Politics

54 h. ago This is the year the Oscars found God – but can they keep the faith?

From Conclave to The Brutalist to A Real Pain, films about religion are unusually well represented at the Academy Awards – some with decidedly unorthodox themes• Warning: contains spoilersWhat Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell said of New Labour – “We don’t do God” – applies also to the Academy Awards. The secular gong-dispensing rite annually sweeps religion off its proverbial red carpet. The last best picture winner to deal with the subject was 2015’s Spotlight, which hardly proselytised for organised religion – it dramatised the Boston Globe’s investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic church. You have to go back to 1973 to find a movie with a priestly protagonist that really beguiled the Academy: William Friedkin’s horror movie The Exorcist received 10 Oscar nominations, winning awards for screenplay and sound.This year, though, may be different. Two leading contenders, The Brutalist (10 nominations) and Conclave (eight), put faith front and centre. And let’...

Politics

5 d. ago Catholic priest knifed to death inside Myanmar church by anti

Roman Catholic leaders demand justice for priest killed in church

Events

5 d. ago Pope Francis 'seriously worried' in hospital and tying up loose ends as health condition worsens

The head of the Roman Catholic Church has been placing key allies into positions, as concerns about his continued health have grown amid a 'complex' respiratory infection

Science

6 d. ago What is a Conclave? Process to select a Pope explained as Francis undergoes hospital treatment

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years

Politics

6 d. ago Pope's planned commitments in doubt as hospital treatment for respiratory infection continues

Pope Francis’ upcoming commitments are appearing increasingly in question as he continues recovering from a respiratory tract infection

Science