Cardinals sequestered inside the Sistine Chapel gather to vote on the next pope who will lead the world’s 1.4 billion ...

Long Islanders were among those who packed St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City when Pope Leo was elected the first American ...

The pop star was photographed on May 8 in attendance at the conclave election of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, which is a ...

Charles Warner, who left a biomedical engineering career to pursue priesthood, helped distribute Holy Communion at Pope ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

The Vatican is the world's smallest country, ruled by the Pope, with its own laws, bank, and army. Formed in 1929, it holds ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

An Omaha native now reports in the Holy See. She's been in Rome since 2016 and has had the opportunity to cover the recent ...

As the conclave dominates conversation in Rome—from morning espresso speculation to taxi driver frustrations—tourists ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV lived in St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1970s while studying to become a priest. He was in a parish ...

The seagulls in Vatican City are pulling in views of their own with a front row seat to the papal conclave decision.

Historic moment in Vatican City as white smoke signals the election of a new pope, marking a new era for 1.4 billion ...