After thrashing Crystal Palace 7-0 on December 19, Liverpool were six points clear at the Premier League summit.  Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah were all on target in the clinical rout at Selhurst Park, after which Jurgen Klopp said: "It was really difficult to play against us." The reigning champions had seemingly found top gear again.  ...]

POPE FRANCIS has prayed God will help Joe Biden reconcile the US' divisions after Donald Trump left office, while Catholic bishops have savaged the new President for his stance on abortion.

Pope Francis on Thursday approved the “heroic virtues” of Dr. Jerome Lejeune, who was particularly esteemed by St. John Paul II for his anti-abortion stance.

pledged to rid the of sexual abuse a day after the released a detailed report into the decades-long cover-up of Theodore McCarrick’s sexual .

Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world Monday condemning the crime of priestly sexual abuse and its cover-up and demanding accountability, in response to new revelations in the US of decades of misconduct by the Catholic Church.