Following extensive restorations, the Vatican Museums is opening the largest of the Raphael Rooms to the public. Located in ...

We live in a world that is burning’ - The Pope, who has been vacationing outside Rome, says the world is experiencing a ...

Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican back in 2023 to head the office of bishops.

A sign from the Vatican! On the evening of May 8, 2025, white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. This ancient signal means that a new pope has been elected by the ...

Pope Francis‘ death called for a day of mourning on April 21, 2025, and his funeral on April 26. The late pontiff died just hours after he delivered his yearly Easter prayer and meeting with ...

Nearly one hour later, Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American pope in history, walked onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and made his first public appearance to the world as Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2023. Before becoming pope, Prevost, who is 69, was the head of the church's Dicastery for Bishops, meaning he oversaw the selection of new bishops.

Francis, who was elected as the 266th pope in 2013 following former Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, died in the early morning on Monday (April 21) in Vatican City. He was 88 years old.

The College of Cardinals is preparing to lock down in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to vote for the next pope. While the papal election is held in complete secrecy, artificial intelligence (AI ...

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church? Experts weigh in.