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

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

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 ...

The Vatican has officially closed the Sistine Chapel to the public as preparations begin for the conclave that will elect the ...

"Notice is hereby given that the Sistine Chapel will be closed to the public from Monday 28 April 2025 for the requirements ...

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

Vatican City is gearing up for the papal conclave, marked by the symbolic installation of the Sistine Chapel chimney. The ...

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

After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...

Preparations for the papal conclave are ramping up at the Vatican on Friday as workers are beginning to install the ceremonial chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel.

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

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