The conclave will take place in the nearby Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that was closed to the public Monday and ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

On Friday, the day before the pope’s funeral, flight searches on Expedia for Rome for the dates of May 5-14 were up more than ...

Millions visit the Sistine Chapel every year - making it the second most visited museum in the world - but it will now ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave ...