VATICAN CITY - Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting ...

White smoke will soon rise again from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new era of leadership in the Catholic Church — ...

Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...

Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by ...

Cardinals attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, on April 26, 2025 (Image: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ...

Former Indonesian president Joko Widodo’s recent gesture in raising his hands during the funeral of Pope Francis in the ...

Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...

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

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

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the funeral mass of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the ...

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky had an apparent heart-to-heart during Pope Francis' funeral that pulled a lot of media ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the ...