Tributes and shows of affection towards Francis are taking place during these days of 'sede vacante', while the city is ...

As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

As 135 cardinals meet in Rome to decide the next pope, questions about the legacy of the last one will loom large over their ...

Tourists who have booked to visit Rome in the coming weeks will experience the city during a rare historical moment.

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Speculation grows over who will be named new Pope while cardinals gather for secret election - Italian Cardinal Pietro ...

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, who died on April 21, with his funeral scheduled ...

About 250,000 mourners in Vatican City fell into hushed silence on Saturday morning as the funeral for Pope Francis began.

World leaders, cardinals and at least 250,000 of the faithful gathered in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to ...

I never knew how much I wanted to go to Rome until I got there.