According to an ancient Irish saint and Paddy Power, Bono and Father Dougal McGuire from 'Father Ted' have outside chances of presiding over the end of the world.

Italian police divers are searching the Tiber in Rome for a 16-month-old boy who witnesses said was thrown into the river by his father.

More than a million people have crowded St Peter’s Square and surrounding streets for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, a celebration to honour one of the most adored popes as he moves a step closer to possible sainthood.

POPE Benedict XVI urged an end to fighting in Libya and called for diplomacy, using his Easter Sunday message to call for peace in the Middle East.

Pope Benedict XVI urged an end to fighting in Libya and called for diplomacy, using his Easter Sunday message to call for peace in the Middle East.

The cold weather bringing chaos to Ireland has also caused problems across large areas of Europe.

BP was given a shares boost today after the group announced a “giant” oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.

WHEREVER you turn in the Eternal City there are relics of glorious times. Reminders of great battles.

Searches are continuing in Rome today for an Irish man who disappeared in the Italian capital at the weekend.

Searches will resume in Rome this morning for a missing Irish tourist.

Rome declared a state of emergency as the swollen Tiber river threatened to flood and the death toll from the heavy rains battering Italy rose to four.

A police officer accidentally shot and killed an Italian football fan today, during a clash between Lazio and Juventus supporters.

An Italian police officer accidentally shot dead a football fan today while trying to break up a clash with supporters of another club at a motorway rest stop, a police chief said.

WHEN the grey uniforms appear on the streets of Rome, the citizens know the occasion is going to be a big one.

Pope John Paul today canonised the controversial founder of Opus Dei, a conservative Catholic group dedicated to upholding Church teaching and strive for holiness in everyday life.