The oath of secrecy, as stipulated by the apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis, took place in the Pauline Chapel ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

Apostolic Palace sealed after Pope Francis' death Following the death of Pope Francis, Vatican officials sealed his residences at Casa Santa Marta and the Apostolic Palace, following procedures ...

New video depicts the sealing of the papal apartments after the death of Pope Francis. The scene is all too familiar with the ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis ...

In centuries past, the cardinals slept in corridors and rooms of the Apostolic Palace itself during the conclave ...

From the Sistine Chapel to St Peter's Square, locations in the Vatican where the new pope's election will play out in the ...