In this short film for secondary schools historian Dominic Sandbrook explains how the phrase the ‘Iron Curtain’ came into being when, as a guest of President ... of the Cold War, as well ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for over five decades.

The Prime Minister received the Ukrainian president at Palazzo Chigi. Zelensky had previously met Donald Trump, Emmanuel ...

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Who was the American who did the first reading at Francis’ funeral Mass? From conclave to camerlengo, here are key terms used in the papal transition. Francis is buried in a place of solace for ...