… surprise billing as a power broker? And will all 115 cardinals from around the world be able to reach a meeting of minds on whether the church needs a people-friendly pope or a hard-edged manager able to tame Vatican bureaucrats? Loading …

For Massimo Franco, author of a book on the protracted crisis rocking the Vatican, this was more than prurient curiosity. "The cardinals must vote with a clear view of the situation in the Vatican. Otherwise, they could be voting for a pope who is …

It is time for the Catholic Church to usher in a 'Vatican Spring' and realise the vision of the Church envisaged at the Second Vatican Council exactly 50 years ago. The vision of Vatican II, convened by the great Pope John XXIII …

Pushing Daisies star Anna Friel will play the younger sister of a cardinal in The Vatican, a drama pilot in the works at Showtime that's described as a provocative contemporary genre thriller about spirituality, power and politics …

Voting for a new Pope begins on Tuesday The cardinals (doing the voting) will move into a Vatican residence, St Martha's House, where they will live until.

The chimney installed at the Sistine Chapel Saturday will allow observers to learn when a new pope is selected by releasing white smoke into the air. Vivian Lee spoke with the man who designed the smoke signal system in …

March 10, 2013. (Romereports.com) St. Peter's Square is more than just a monument. It's also the gateway to the Vatican City. Past the monumental square, the laws of other countries give way to the laws of the Vatican City …

Chimney over Sistine Chapel to spot black or white smoke ahead of conclave Washington: Vatican authorities have installed the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel which will release the black or white smoke that signifies whether a new pope has …

Seuls l'Italie, les Etats-Unis et l'Allemagne seront représentés par un nombre plus élevé de cardinaux électeurs lorsqu'ils se réuniront en conclave au Vatican à partir de mardi. Avec quelque 17 millions de pratiquants, l'Inde abrite la deuxième plus …

Le cardinal srilankais Malcolm Ranjith est à la tête d'une communauté catholique ultra-minoritaire dans son pays mais l'oeuvre accomplie au Vatican par ce sexagénaire très conservateur lui vaut de figurer au nombre des candidats crédibles au pontificat.