The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

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

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

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during conclave, the most electors ever. LONDON and VATICAN CITY -- All eyes are on ...

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 ...

The historic collaboration will cover caregiving, brain health, and more as the world faces a rapidly aging population.

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

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

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

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave must take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...