The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to select the next pope.

Mass in Soldotna paid special attention to the death of Francis, who Father Patrick Brosamer says was sometimes referred to ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Approved before the Roman Rota, the Court of Appeal, and the Labor Office of the Apostolic See, she has put her knowledge of Vatican intricacies at the service of those “shipwrecked” by its ...

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The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

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

Sister Raffaella Petrini, a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist, was officially appointed by Pope Francis as head of the Governatorate and Commission of Vatican City. A position with vast ...

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis's Easter is slowly taking ... afternoon he might want to order the celebration in his internal chapel, reserving the rite for a few witnesses. This variable also remains ...