Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

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

It is one of the wonders of the world, attracting millions of visitors every year. But those now in Rome hoping to admire the ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

Following Pope Francis's death, the Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to prepare for the papal conclave. Cardinals will ...

Five days before cardinals gather for the conclave, firefighters on Friday installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had ...

Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who personally worked extremely hard, finding joy and rest in work itself, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said at the ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.

Rome’s key tourist sites within the Vatican ... This strictly confidential gathering sees Roman Catholic cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel until a decision is made.

Tourists to Vatican are being shut out of the Sistine Chapel for the foreseeable future after the death of Pope Francis, which changed Rome’s most iconic site. Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome ...