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

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.

Pope Francis's modest tomb drew massive queues on the first day of public viewing in Rome on Sunday, a day after an estimated ...

The pontiff's final resting place features a reproduction of his pectoral cross, a light, and the word 'Franciscus' ...

The College of Cardinals, clad in their red cassocks, solemnly processed towards the Sistine Chapel, where Michelangelo’s awe ...