The conclave will take place in the nearby Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that was closed to the public Monday and ...

After a week of global mourning for Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at age 88, was laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of ...

The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...

Dating back to the Middle Ages -- when the idea of sovereigns being elected was somewhat revolutionary -- the gathering, ...