The Roman Curia is made up of different departments – known as dicasteries – located in offices in and around Vatican City State and ... this is creating a pre-conclave atmosphere.

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state ... and supervises details for the upcoming conclave. The day-to-day business of the Catholic ...

In some ways Parolin resembles Francis (then Cardinal Bergoglio) before the 2013 conclave – a closet liberal who tells ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See ... It is the site of the papal conclave and where elections for the new pope are held. It is one of the world’s most ...

Pope Francis back at the Vatican after 5 weeks in hospital Doctors ... Constructed in 1996 as a place for cardinals to stay during a papal conclave to elect a new pope, Santa Marta is structured ...