Edward Pentin, a Vatican expert and the author of The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates, said: “Five or six years ...

The conclave will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday afternoon, with all cardinals under the ...

Phone signal will be cut off at 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) on Wednesday, an hour and a half before the cardinals are scheduled to proceed to the Sistine Chapel to begin the papal conclave, Italian ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 133 cardinal electors will gather on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel for an ...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse conclave in history. There is no rule that cardinals vote a certain way ...

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