Exclusive: In a statement to The Independent, the Holy See revealed the deliberate strategy behind the unprecedented number ...

When the world's cardinals met in Rome last Monday for the first of their crucial pre-conclave discussions, they raised 'the ...

Final preparations are underway to start the conclave, which will elect Pope Francis' successor. The Vatican released video ...

Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, involving the installation of a stove ...

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, following a 38-day hospital stay in the early months ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

Pope Francis passed away yesterday after 12 years as the leader of the Catholic Church, triggering an international ...

The body of Pope Francis, who died yesterday at the age of 88, has been laid out in an open coffin at the Vatican for the ...

The coffin of Pope Francis has been closed and sealed in a private ceremony in St Peter's Basilica which was attended by ...

The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica ...

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the pope on Truth Social as cardinals get ready to vote for ...

President Donald Trump sparked controversy by posting an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope, amid the ongoing ...