To be sure, the secretive, mysterious Vatican City conclave was on many minds. “We’re excited, we’re ready, we’re interested,” said Reverend Paul Sopor, Director of Clergy Personnel for ...

Was born in Chicago on the city’s South Side; Where Little League taught him to throw, hit and slide. Ate Aurelio’s pizza; no doubt Mom’s apple pie, ...

The renowned Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, which is the pope’s official residence in Vatican City. Although, it was not always known by that name. Here is a look at the ...

Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world gathered in Vatican City on Sunday as Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV presided over his installation Mass, officially marking the beginning of ...

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica .

The Vatican is crowded on the eve of public viewing of Pope Francis' body. He'll lie in state through Friday. A day later, world leaders including Trump and Zelenskyy are expected at his funeral.

Everyone from cooks to translators to elevator operators took an oath of secrecy at the Vatican on Monday — under threat of automatic excommunication — to prepare for this week's conclave.

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.

As the College of Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope, priests from the Archdiocese of Boston gathered in Andover for a long-planned convocation. To be sure, the ...