It would be fascinating were the producers able to arrange a quick transfer to a venue somewhere near the White House.

Although past archbishops from Barcelona have been named cardinals, Archbishop Omella said he was still surprised by the announcement.

Cardinal-designate Anders Arborelius of Stockholm is Sweden's only Catholic bishop and the first native Swede to hold the post since the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.

Pope Francis sent his condolences and prayers to all those affected "by this senseless act of violence" in Manchester, England.

More and more, the political campaigns are indistinguishable from advertising campaigns for, say, breakfast cereals.

The bishops of England and Wales have put the post-Brexit future of the United Kingdom at the top of a list of priority issues for Catholic voters to consider.