From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

The best time to be in St. Peter's Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

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

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

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope.

Proceedings began at 10am local time (9am BST) with the service taking place at St Peter's Basilica in front of 200,000 ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

Following the funeral, in another break with tradition, the coffin will be taken through the streets of Rome to an ...

Traditionally, di remains of di Pope go don dey enclosed a day before di funeral inside three nested coffins, made of cypress ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

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