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

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...

Francis, pope since 2013, died aged 88 on April 21. His funeral on Saturday and a procession through Rome to his burial place ...

The recent death of Pope Francis on April 21 has reignited interest in the centuries-old “Prophecy of the Popes,” also known ...

Pope Francis has been remembered fondly by two young people who met him in Rome last summer during a university trip to Italy ...

Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by ...