Charles and Camilla’s visit was arranged at the last minute and took place on their 20th wedding anniversary on April 9.

Nevertheless, there are always front-runners, known as “papabile”, who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope – much like those depicted in last year’s Oscar-nominated ...

Suzanne Cherry, 62, was struck by a Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club in Shenstone, near Sutton Coldfield, on April 11 and died four days later.

Two York motorists have been banned from driving and a Selby company convicted of a motoring offence after their cases were heard by magistrates.

Archbishop Stephen Cottrell said he was ‘deeply saddened’ a church building and gravestones were daubed with offensive graffiti.

Sister Act actress Goldberg shared a photo of her meeting the pontiff, who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday.

With humility and compassion for the poor and disadvantaged, Pope Francis led the Roman Catholic Church from his ordination in in 2013 until his death on Easter Monday.

Customers using M&S in Parliament Street in York are reporting issues with contactless card payments at the tills in the busy food hall. Lengthy queues formed in the shop with staff manning the ...

Irish leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis as an “exceptional” and “remarkable figure” who spoke up for the poor and marginalised. The leader of the Catholic Church died aged 88, after months of ...

John Swinney has hailed Pope Francis as a man “always on the side of the poor” who made important contributions on international conflicts, as leaders pay tribute to the late pontiff.

“Pope Francis was a pope for the poor, the downtrodden and the forgotten. He was close to the realities of human fragility, meeting Christians around the world facing war, famine, persecution and ...

Tributes have flooded in for Pope Francis following his death aged 88. The Vatican said the pontiff died at 7.35am this morning (April 21). York Outer Labour MP, Luke Charters, said: "His Holliness’ ...