Perched on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, three birds were the among the first to glimpse the white smoke signaling a new pope.

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

Another unique aspect is that Vatican citizenship is not lifelong. If someone receives citizenship due to employment with the Holy See and later loses that job, they also lose their citizenship.

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

A Jerusalem cardinal who spent decades fostering interfaith ties among Christians, Jews and Muslims is a leading contender to ...

The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American ...