The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is to be closed to visitors from Monday due to preparations for the papal conclave, the ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

* The Sistine Chapel was first used for a conclave after the death of Sixtus IV in 1484. A number of conclaves have been held ...

The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the ...

Other cultural sites have also been steadily shutting down to visitors as the Vatican marks the death of Pope Francis ...

The funeral service for Pope Francis is taking place Saturday morning at the Vatican. Watch the ceremony live.

First Lady Melania Trump joined her husband Donald and other world leaders, royals and religious figures from around the ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

The new pope will be chosen by cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel, with all of Michelangelo’s genius gazing down on ...

Here’s a (non-exhaustive) look at what the film gets wrong — and gets right — about the process of electing a new pope.

US Vice President JD Vance’s Vatican visit has made headlines, especially as he was one of the last foreign leaders to meet ...