Francis opted for burial in Santa Maria Maggiore, located in Rome's most multi-cultural neighbouhood. No pope has been laid ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary ...

Cardinals of the Catholic Church present in Rome have announced the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin in May.

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose ...

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

Tourists to Vatican are being shut out of the Sistine Chapel for the foreseeable future after the death of Pope Francis, ...

Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

The Vatican has confirmed the date of the conclave, the election of the next pope, for 7 May. Cardinals arrived in Rome on ...

Among those aged over 40 and under 20, there was optimism and conviction about the church's continued relevance ...