It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the Catholic Church’s history, forging for the first time the word “conclave.” ...

Video. Following the death of Pope Francis, Vatican officials sealed his residences at Casa Santa Marta and the Apostolic ...

Apostolic Palace sealed after Pope Francis' death Following the death of Pope Francis, Vatican officials sealed his ...

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

After the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican carried out a centuries-old tradition by sealing his residences as part of the ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell presided over the rite in the chapel of Pope Francis’ Vatican residence, the Casa Santa Marta, just a ...

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

That procession was chronicled on live TV, and as with previous popes, it moved down majestic marble staircases, and through the vaulted loggias and frescoed halls of the Apostolic Palace ...

"The residence in the Apostolic Palace is tastefully decorated and large, but not luxurious," Pope Francis once explained. “It is big and spacious, but the entrance is really tight. People can ...