Church services and street parties will be held in towns and cities across Northern Ireland next month to mark VE Day’s 80th anniversary next month. Victory in Europe Day, known as VE Day, is ...

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World’s leaders converge on Rome after 250,000 mourners paid respects over three-day period of pontiff lying-in-state ...

Pope Francis died April 21 in Rome. President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff until the pontiff is buried. What you need to know.

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

The first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church passed away at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta ...

Back in the playoffs for the first time since 2019, the No. 6-seeded Pistons bring their 14-game postseason losing streak to ...

Newfoundland, to Clifden in Co Galway. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday ... his brief greeting into a microphone. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with ...

It reads on Discover Ireland: "Stop off at scenic Kilkee in County Clare, stroll along the golden Blue Flag beach and swim in waters protected by a reef from the full force of the Atlantic Ocean." ...

There will again be significant domestic interest at the upcoming Cannes film festival. Bono is expected to be in the city for the premiere of Bono: Stories of Surrender, a documentary for Apple ...