Of course, these are small numbers compared to the overall size of the Vatican’s financial empire. In 2004, the AP estimated that the Holy See’s real estate, excluding St. Peter’s Basilica ...

On June 10, Leo gathered more than 160 apostolic nuncios and papal representatives from across the world at the Synod Hall in the Vatican for the Jubilee of Nuncios — a rare convocation ...

On May 7, 2025, 133 Catholic cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to choose the next pope. It’s a vote that could influence not just the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, but global ...

At The Vatican, A Christmas Eve Mass Shaped By The Pandemic Only 100 or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced. The Mass began two hours early so all could make ...

The Vatican is now making it easier for members of the general public to visit the Vatican Necropolis, a Roman burial ground located a few feet beneath St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.. The more than ...