As a Jewish girl from northwest London, I never expected there would ever come a time where I was unlocking the doors to a church – let alone one of the holiest Catholic sites in the world. But, as I ...

ROME (AP) — Millions of tourists visit the Colosseum and Sistine Chapel each year, yet only a tiny fraction ever step inside the gilded halls of Rome’s most exclusive site: the Colonna Palace.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...