Actor Martin Freeman has revealed that his childhood hero was Jesus Christ. In conversation with The New Statesman, Freeman was asked who he most looks up to. “My childhood hero was Jesus as portrayed ...

Fans of pop star Harry Styles have been surprised to spot him at St Peter’s Square for the announcement of the new Pope. Styles joined thousands in Vatican City on Thursday, waiting for Pope Leo XIV ...

The Revd Timothy Meadows, Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC), has offered greetings and prayers to Pope Leo XIV, following his election as Pope. In an official ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, marking a historic moment as the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. The former Chicagoan, Robert ...

A folder of Second World War papers belonging to a Church of Scotland elder have been found hidden in a desk bought at auction, 18 years after his death. Ian Rodger, from Glasgow, served as a Captain ...

American country singer Zach Bryan has purchased a historic church in Lowell, Massachusetts. The former Saint Jean Baptiste Church, where famous author and poet Jack Kerouac once served as an altar ...

Wealthy conservative Catholics from the United States have arrived in Rome, with some pledging substantial financial support if the conclave produces "the right pope". Around 80 members of the ...

The newly elected Pope, Leo XIV spoke in fluent Italian and Spanish during his first address to the crowds at St Peter's Basilica yesterday evening, with a call to peace, echoing that of his ...