News you can trust since 1873
BREAKING

Catholic church

Easter is upon us and that means the end of Lent is too - here’s everything you need to know about the holy period

When does Lent end this year?

Pope Francis attends the funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as pallbearers carry the coffin at the end of the funeral mass at St. Peter's square

Mourners gather to pay respects at Pope Benedict  XVI funeral

Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95, press officials confirm

Sinead O’Connor’s life before and after her controversial appearance on Saturday Night Live will be documented in a new film, Nothing Compares.

Nothing Compares: Sinead O’Connor film released this week

Outgoing Moderator Lord Wallace greets his successor, the Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, at the Assembly Hall.

Kirk holds first hybrid General Assembly

Readers' letters: Housing is answer to our falling birth rate

Margo MacDonald campaigned for an assisted dying bill in Scotland

Readers' letters: Church is misleading on assisted dying

Cardinal Keith O'Brien. Picture: Jane Barlow

Former priest speaks out over Cardinal Keith O'Brien abuse

Hanover Scotland's Sunnyside Court retirement home in The Grange

Readers' letters: Future not so bright at Sunnyside Court

Same-sex marriage: The first among equals

Devine urges campaigners to lobby Pope

Same-sex poll ‘a waste of money’

A chat with the man upstairs can be an illuminating experience