The goal of a Vatican conclave is to choose a new pope. That’s what happened in May when Robert Prevost was chosen to become ...

Pope Leo will announce reforms to the Roman Curia in the autumn, Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols has ...

From 1963: After white smoke billowed at the Vatican, a massive crowd celebrated and rumors about the vote swirled across Rome, Xavier Rynne writes.

From the very first moments of his papacy, when he addressed the crowd from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, it was clear that Pope Leo XIV would continue the path of openness set by his ...

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The meeting will be the pope’s first audience with the senior Russian cleric, who represented Patriarch Kirill, head of the ...

It was May 8 and honeymooners Triston and Kailee Wenturine had spent a long day sightseeing in Rome. At about 6 p.m., they ...

The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's ...

The Chapel's ceiling is roughly 600 square meters, nearly the size of three tennis courts; a monumental task that Michelangelo painted almost entirely by himself.

Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chapel and Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope Francis' successor, the new pope's childhood home — a small, two-story house in Dolton, Illinois ...

Spain's Sijena murals, marvels of Hispanic medieval art, are at risk of serious damage after a court rules they must be returned.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Carabinieri’s headquarters in Castel Gandolfo on July 15, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen Remembering the anniversary of the proclamation ...