White smoke will soon rise again from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new era of leadership in the Catholic Church — ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis' funeral were swarmed at the city-state's gates by ...

Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...

With representation from more than 50 countries, the college of cardinals has the most global composition than ever before.

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the ...

The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.

The tomb of Pope Francis has opened in St. Mary Major Basilica, allowing visitors to pay their respects to the late leader of ...

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.