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.

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

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.

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

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 ...

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

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...