On Friday, the day before the pope’s funeral, flight searches on Expedia for Rome for the dates of May 5-14 were up more than ...

In 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II, a group of cardinals reportedly gathered in Al Passetto di Borgo, a restaurant ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, had stated at an April 29 press briefing that two cardinal electors ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

How “unity” and “clarity” are becoming buzzwords for reversing Pope Francis’ style of governance: a Conclave Podcast from ...

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

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

I expect it won’t go as quickly as the last conclave. But maybe I’ll be proven wrong. I would be happy about that.” ...

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

One hundred and eighty-three cardinals were present at the meeting, 124 of whom were cardinal-electors. 14 cardinals offered ...