Certain numbers are inextricably linked with certain cities, becoming almost magical for the locals. Such is the case with the Swiss city of Solothurn and the number 11.

Jean B. Bingham, general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2017 to 2022 ...

Every year, Switzerland gets a new president. It happens so often that some Swiss people don’t know the name of their head of state. The role of Swiss president doesn’t come with the power of most ...

The Archbishop of York, who will effectively take over as leader of the Church of England next month, has called for change in his Christmas sermon. Stephen Cottrell delivered his remarks as the ...

LONDON, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The Church of England's second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on Wednesday for repentance and change within an institution reeling ...

The oldest church in Bern is the French Church, built in 1269. In the early 15th century, this church hosted Pope Martin V to petition him to appoint a bishop's see in Bern, and to allow the city to ...

Known for piousness, mesmerising folklore, forested mountains and inventive smugglers, Transcarpathia used to be dominated by the Greek-Catholic Church that preserved Orthodox rites, but considers ...

Cheer yourself up with our last travel news roundup of 2024. A spectacular new cable car has opened in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps. The Schilthorn Cableway takes riders up to the mountaintop ...

After 197 meetings, negotiations between Switzerland and the European Union ... media conference with Swiss President Viola Amherd in Bern, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ...

Covering everything from electricity to state aid, transport and freedom of movement, plus Bern's financial contribution ... the head of Switzerland's seven-member executive, the Federal Council.

There were four deaths in Bern, Geneva and Zurich, two deaths in Fribourg, Neuchâtel and Valais, and one in St Gellen and Ticino. In total there were 25 deadly accidents related to alcohol across ...