The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...

Rev. Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest and commentator who has written about the Vatican's finances, said the budget woes could ...

Francis, pope since 2013, died aged 88 on April 21. His funeral on Saturday and a procession through Rome to his burial place ...

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

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

Cardinal DiNardo, once a Pittsburgh parish leader, will help select the 267th pope in a secret Vatican conclave next month.