Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests says it made the Vatican aware of Robert Prevost’s reported inaction on allegations of sexual assault against children by priests in his church while he was a cardinal

Pope Leo has repeatedly criticised both Donald Trump and JD Vance for their anti-immigration stances

Siblings in the US describe ‘moment of disbelief’ when their brother was revealed as new head of the Catholic Church

In both 2023 and 2024, there was only one tank on display, a Soviet-era T-34

Prevost, 69, will be know as Pope Leo XIV

Prevost, 69, will be know as Pope Leo XIV

Chicago native selected after four rounds of voting by cardinals across two days

In both 2023 and 2024, there was only one tank on display, a Soviet-era T-34

More than 100 cardinals have gathered for a secret vote on who will succeed the late Pope Francis

Israeli security minister Bezalel Smotrich said the population of Gaza will be sent to a small humanitarian zone in the south, from where they will be forced to look at relocating to third countries

New leader suffered humiliating loss in the first round, falling six votes short of an absolute majority

‘I dreamed so much of returning home’, says Khrystyna Starykova

The voting fiasco has shaken the beginning of a leadership that was supposed to signal a new era of stability

Mr Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes in a secret ballot – but received only 310 votes

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces