For millions of Catholics around the world, going to the Vatican is a spiritual experience unlike any other. However, for ...

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said pilgrimages play an essential role in the life of faith as they help a Christian to be better ...

FILE - A visitor admires a Raphael Room inside the Vatican Museums at the Vatican, on May 3, 2021. VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the ...

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The Vatican Is Not Where the Magic Is Pope Leo XIV leads a Regina Caeli prayer from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 11, 2025.(Vatican Media/­Francesco Sforza ...

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After a relatively short conclave, our reporter was with the crowd in St. Peter's Square as they got their first glimpse of Pope Leo XIV. Now, Vatican insiders are guessing among themselves how ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and motive is being scrutinized.

Conclave: 133 Cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for the first smoke signal The cardinals will surrender their cellphones and airwaves around the Vatican will be jammed ...

Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff vow secrecy under threat of excommunication The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help ...