Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

Rome on high alert ahead of the conclave The ... outlined the marching orders for the 133 men who will enter the Sistine Chapel later on Wednesday to begin voting to elect a new pope.

"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

Art fraud was a common occurrence in the Italian Renaissance. Even a young Michelangelo took part in such a scheme, long ...

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

Vatican firefighters atop the tiled roof of the Sistine Chapel secure the chimney that will signal the election of the pope. (Photo: Junno Arocho Esteves) In the nearly five-minute clip ...

Pope Leo XIV was installed as the head of the Catholic Church after being elected in the papal Conclave on May 8.