On Wednesday, 7 May, Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel as the conclave - the storied process to elect a new pope - begins. Rome and the Vatican ...

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

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

The Santa Marta residence, which will house the cardinals during the election process for the new pontiff, is being protected ...

Parolin, the current Vatican City Secretary of State, now leads the betting market at 9/4, overtaking Filipino Cardinal Luis ...