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 ...

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

The soft-spoken, longtime Vatican diplomat could be the next pope - Pietro Parolin has been the Vatican's secretary of state ...

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

The cardinals have arrived, the finishing touches are being made; Vatican City is preparing for an election like no other.On ...

Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...

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.

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...