Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

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.

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 ...

US Vice President JD Vance’s Vatican visit has made headlines, especially as he was one of the last foreign leaders to meet ...

Pope Francis's funeral begins at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. Eastern, 1 a.m. Pacific) at the Vatican, outside St. Peter's ...

Following the passing of Pope Francis, the Vatican will be closed to tourists during nine days of mourning and the Conclave ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

The Vatican is attracting visitors from all over the world for Pope Francis's funeral but there is one surprising rule every ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

Vatican City, where the Roman Catholic Church is located, is not only famous for being the home of the Pope but also for the ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...