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Did JD Vance flout Vatican rules by getting photographed in the Sistine Chapel?
US Vice President JD Vance’s Vatican visit has made headlines, especially as he was one of the last foreign leaders to meet ...
What tourists can expect from visiting Rome and the Vatican after the death of Pope Francis
What tourists can expect from visiting Rome and the Vatican after the death of Pope Francis - Tourist attractions including ...
What happens in Rome after the Pope dies and can I still travel there?
Access to the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica will be limited as Pope Francis’s passing triggers a lengthy period of ...
Will Vatican City & Rome shut down for visitors now that the pope has died?
Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, has died at 88, the Vatican confirmed. While Rome and Vatican City wont shut ...
From gathering under Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to ballots — Inside Vatican’s secret process for choosing a new pope
As per the tradition, cardinals will gather under Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling to elect Pope Francis’s successor. We ...
Travel to Rome: Tourists should expect some disruptions
Following the death of Pope Francis, tourists visiting Rome should expect some disruptions to their travel plans.
What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...
What happens when a pope dies? What to know about papal conclave, how new pope is elected
In a process that can last days, weeks, or even years, popes are elected by cardinals under strict oaths of silence.
Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday
Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...