The closing of the conclave in the Sistine Chapel will be preceded in the morning by a mass for the pope who will be elected.

Ahead of the secretive conclave to elect the next pope, all mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday, CNN reported, citing Italian state media. The Vatican also plans to ...

To ensure full privacy during the conclave, special signal jammers will also be used around the Sistine Chapel. These will ...

"The court is attempting to handle the matter in such a way as to help Father Peter and to avoid scandal to the Church," the ...

Pablo Andrés Velarde, a pilot in Bolivia, emergency landed his plane after an engine failure but it was no paved tarmac that awaited the plane’s wheels. Instead, Velarde and passengers found ...

A U.S. tourist visiting Rome needed 80 stitches after he was impaled while climbing over a fence at the Colosseum, local ...

The Italian premier’s tireless triangulation reflects her almost preternatural ability to mediate, ingratiate, and negotiate.

St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church in Elmhurst was packed last Friday for a Vigil Mass of Repose for Pope Francis, who ...

Pope Francis became a popular pope due to his progressive thinking and the causes he advocated for. However, while many believed he steered the Catholic Church in the right direction, others disagreed ...