Mass in Soldotna paid special attention to the death of Francis, who Father Patrick Brosamer says was sometimes referred to ...

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to select the next pope.

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Work to prepare the Sistine Chapel for the gathering of the cardinals to elect a new pope has begun. The building in Vatican ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

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

The gaze of those who enter the Sistine Chapel through the ceremonial door – the east door of the building, the one through which popes, cardinals and their retinue have always made their entrance, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Easter week begins on Palm Sunday, which is when the Pope holds a special mass in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Even though this is ...