John Paul II's body occupies the tomb where Pope John XXIII had lain before his remains were placed near the main altar of the basilica after he was beatified in 2000.

In 1958, the papal election took a bizarre turn when white smoke was followed by black smoke—an unprecedented event in ...

Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV July 6. The imposing papal villa in this town on the shores of Lake Albano, ...