Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

In Rome, the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem was built on the grounds of Helena’s palace, and it was stocked with Passion relics she had brought back. In 545, the Bishop of Jerusalem ...

The Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Monday ... He had traveled to Rome from Bari, in Italy’s southern Puglia region, for the Easter weekend accompanied by his wife, Rosa Rita ...

Traditionally, there are nine days of mourning when the pope dies, then the funeral takes place at the St. Peter Basilica before the start of a new conclave that will elect the new bishop of Rome.

GIACOMO. THANK YOU. AND AT 645, MY SISTER IS ACTUALLY AT THE VATICAN RIGHT NOW. SHE IS INSIDE THE BASILICA, AND SHE HAS BEEN SENDING US VIDEO. THIS IS WHAT SHE SAYS HAPPENED JUST WITHIN THE LAST ...