The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

Soon after ballots are distributed, the Cardinals will move on to the first vote and those with more than 20 votes will be ...

The ceiling is covered in gilded wood ... Francis will be the first not to be interred in St. Peter’s Basilica since Leo XIII, who died in 1903 and was laid to rest in the Basilica di San ...

Pope Francis’ coffin will be sealed during a liturgical rite held in St Peter’s Basilica on Friday at 8 am, Vatican News has reported. This will be done ahead of the papal funeral on Saturday, April ...

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April 23 (UPI) --As Vatican officials prepare to lay Pope Francis to rest Saturday at St. Peter's Basilica ... electors were locked in a room with no ceiling and only bread and water until ...

SHERLOCK: Mourners clapped as the coffin slowly processed inside the basilica, where Francis will lie in state for three days. A long line of people formed, some holding umbrellas to shield them from ...

VATICAN CITY — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher ...