Several French Resistance heroes (1939-45) will shortly be duly honoured as their remains are removed to the Pantheon in Paris.

Queen Elizabeth II will meet Pope Francis for the first time when she visits Rome in April as a guest of the Italian president, Buckingham Palace said.

EVER wonder what showtime must have been like at Rome’s Colosseum? Cast your mind back to Ireland and Italy’s recent rugby showdown at the Stadio Olimpico. The Six Nations is as close as rugby gets to all-out gladiatorial combat: by the time the Irish and Italian teams were done tearing chunks out of each other, bruised and battered bodies were legion.

Even before Cardinals met in the Sistine Chapel yet to elect the new pope the family-owned Gammarelli tailor shop that has dressed popes for two centuries was ready.

Munster take on Racing Metro at the Stade de France in Paris this afternoon. For travelling fans, October is the perfect time to visit.

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World

THE Material Girl is shooting her latest film W.E. in Paris.

The Material Girl is illuminating the City of Light, where she’s filming her latest film, “W.E.”

FRANCE’S first lady is making her debut as an actress, filming this week in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris.

France's first lady is making her debut as an actress, filming this week in Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris".

Richard Collins reports on the third Sack of Rome by noble winged knights.

Monuments, landmarks and public buildings across Italy switched off their lights today in a demonstration of concern about climate change on the second anniversary of the Kyoto treaty taking effect.

Most people in the United States want Saddam Hussein to hang if he is convicted at his trial, a view not shared by some of the country’s long-time allies.

CARDINALS start choosing a new Pope next week, but the successor to John Paul will be all sewn up well before the secret conclave opens.

Flower wreaths adorned the tomb of an Irishman who fought alongside South American independence hero Simon Bolivar as Irish descendants and admirers held a ceremony yesterday to remember the foreigner who helped Venezuela win independence from Spain.