4 h. ago Pope Francis on the move as Brits make mad dash to Rome and flight prices rocket

Flight bookings to Rome have spiked by 400% as a mass pilgrimage of devoted Brit mourners begins, as thousands are desperate to pay their last respects to Pope Francis

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24 h. ago Susan Boyle pays touching tribute to Pope Francis in emotional video address

Pope Francis, 88, sadly passed away on Easter Monday and the Britain's Got Talent star has shared an emotional video address following the news.

Culture

24 h. ago British tourist tells of sombre atmosphere in Rome following death of Pope

Antoni Bohdanowicz, from Berkshire, travelled to Rome with his wife and her family to see the Easter service in St Peter’s Square.

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32 h. ago ‘The people’s pope’: what the papers say about the death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis, an outsider Jesuit pontiff from Argentina, is being mourned across the globe – here is the front-page reaction in BritainThe death of Pope Francis has reverberated around the world, with the Catholic leader remembered by millions as a Jesuit pontiff who pushed for social and economic justice.Here is how the major British newspapers responded to the news. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Pope Francis death postpones Sainthood of British teen, Vatican confirms

The late Pope was due to give a Sainthood to Carlo Acutis, a British born Italian man who lived much of his life in Italy, later this month.

Economics

48 h. ago GMB host forced into hasty outfit change as mark of respect to Pope

Good Morning Britain Ranvir Singh was forced into a very hasty outfit change as a mark of respect to Pope Francis after his death on Monday. 

Politics

49 h. ago Good Morning Britain viewers seriously distracted by host's 'unprofessional and ill

Today's instalment of Lorraine, hosted by Christine Lampard , was cut short for ITV to report on the breaking news that Pope Francis had passed away aged 88.

Politics

50 h. ago Jesuits in Britain ‘grateful for gift’ of Pope Francis’s leadership

Francis, who died aged 88, was the first Jesuit pope, having entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1958.

Politics

51 h. ago ITV's Lorraine interrupted as Christine Lampard hands to Good Morning Britain for Pope Francis death announcement

Lorraine host Christine Lampard cut back to Good Morning Britain, where hosts Ranvir Singh and Richard Madeley announced Pope Francis' death

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