Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88.

A German cardinal has warned that the Catholic Church faces a split if it fails to replace the late Pope Francis with an ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

The cardinals have held general meetings since Francis's death to make decisions about the funeral and beyond.

One of Pope Francis' enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, naming ...