Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88.

Some 120 Cardinals will join a Vatican conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor. The subject of an Oscar-winning film and ...

Amid the sea of black at Pope Francis’ funeral, Donald Trump was the odd one out. The US president wore a dark blue suit ...

A Nigerian priest has shared a photo showing how orderly people behaved during the burial ceremony held for Pope Francis on ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus returned home early Monday, wrapping up his week-long engagements in Rome, Italy and Doha, Qatar.

Pope Francis was a blessed bulwark against the further coarsening and dividing of humanity. He did so with grace, dignity and ...