Watch 2023 interview with Pope Leo after he was chosen as prefect

Black smoke emerges from the chimney in the Vatican, indicating no new pope has been elected yet

After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel's chimney at around 9pm local time.

The signal means more voting will take place tomorrow as a new pope has not yet been chosen.

'World Cup can be incentive for Russia to end war', says Trump

BBC News archive footage tells the extraordinary story of the smoke signal confusion of the 1958 Conclave.

After a week of good weather, Paris was hit by a hailstorm and thunder on Saturday afternoon.

The man expected to be Germany's next foreign minister reacts after Friedrich Merz fell short in a parliamentary vote to be named chancellor.

The BBC's religion editor Aleem Maqbool explains why it's so difficult to guess who will be the next pontiff.

Applause heard as Zelensky arrives for Pope Francis' funeral

Pope Francis will be buried in Rome's church of Santa Maria Maggiore, breaking a 100-year-old tradition.

Pope Francis will remain lying in an open coffin until his funeral on Saturday

The most important date in the Christian calendar is being marked around the world.

It is unclear if Ukraine has accepted the terms or already discussed the plans for the pause in fighting with Russia.

A look behind the investigation by BBC Verify's Olga Robinson and Christine Jeavans into the seized homes of Mariupol.

Police suspect the range was used by a weapons trafficking ring to test assault rifles and other arms.

A climbing pair shatter the record for completing the daunting north faces of a famed trio of Swiss mountains.

The BBC's James Waterhouse describes the scene of a Russian strike that has killed at least 34 people.

Footage shows moment missile lands in Ukrainian city of Sumy

Pope Francis visits St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, still with an oxygen tube, as he continues to recover from ill health.

On the third day of their state visit, the King and Queen celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary.