The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope in history, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. "At 7:35 this ...

"Australian Catholics and faithful around the world give thanks for the life of their holy Father. Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome," Albanese said. "Today, the prayers of more than a billion people from ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public ...

Thi Kim Tran, originally from Vietnam, moved to Australia for a better life and to raise a family.But last Thursday night the 45-year-old was kidnapped from her Bankstown home and then killed. (Nine) ...

The world has reacted quickly to the news of the death of Pope Francis at age 88 on Easter Monday. Within hours of hearing of ...

Welcome to our live coverage of the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced the pontiff's death just hours after he had made two surprise appearances to greet Easter crowds. His death will now ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936. He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 before being inaugurated as Pope Francis in 2013. His progressive papal legacy asked that the ...

Friends and family of the father-of-six slain on Chapel Street in Melbourne in a stabbing frenzy say they are shattered by ...

Machete-wielding bandits have held a knife to the stomach of a South Yarra store assistant in an aggressive robbery.

Just under half of the funding announced by Dutton will be put towards a taskforce to lead a crackdown on illicit drug ...