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The First Minister also spoke of his own experience of Christianity, saying it ‘makes me who I am’.

The Redemptoristine Nuns – known as ‘Red Nuns’ because of the colour of their habits – gathered on Saturday.

Gillian Mackay said protesters have been gathering just outside the 200m exclusion zone around the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

The group, from the UK and Ireland, were among huge crowds there to pay respects to the late pontiff.

On Saturday multiple masses were held for Pope Francis at the largest Roman Catholic church in England and Wales.

Presidents, prime ministers and princes alike gathered for the funeral mass of Pope Francis.

Lowrie, who appeared in the first episode of the soap in 1960 as the original bad body Dennis Tanner, died on Friday.

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals were among those bidding a final farewell to Pope Francis.

Lisa Nandy has previously she could be open to replacing the flat licence fee with a sliding scale.

Sir Keir Starmer and William, the Prince of Wales, are among the world leaders and dignitaries who also attended the ceremony in St Peter’s Square.

Children with Cancer UK hopes to raise £3 million towards its efforts to create a world where every child and young person survives their cancer.

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals gathered alongside members of the public in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis.

Sir Keir Starmer, the Prince of Wales and Donald Trump were also present for the funeral mass in St Peter’s Square.

The prince travelled to the Vatican for the historic farewell to Pope Francis and stood in front of the pontiff’s coffin in solemn silence.

Andrew paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case with Virginia Giuffre, whom he said he had never met.

More than 18,000 children and young people have registered to take part in this year’s TCS Mini London Marathon on Saturday.

The Catholic faithful are bidding a final farewell to a religious leader dubbed the ‘people’s pope’.

A recent study has shown a dramatic increase in young adults attending church.

The London Marathon is taking place on April 27.

She settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the duke after she said she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and his ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell