Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene as Pope Leo XIV is installed in Vatican City. ... The moon above St. Peter's Basilica on May 16, 2025, ...

Black smoke was seen rising from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel at 9 p.m. local time Wednesday — signaling to 1.4 billion Catholics that the election of a new pope will continue ...

Crane your neck up to the top of the 39-foot-high Vatican City wall, and there it is — one of the few things besides trees and buildings that peek above the fortifications to be visible from ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As expected, black smoke emerged from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, where cardinals cast their first votes on Wednesday (May 7), a sign to onlookers ...

***FOX 5 NY will have a 24/7 LIVE look at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as cardinal electors hold a conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor. You can watch in the YouTube player above.

VATICAN CITY — From road closures to stepped-up security, the final preparations are underway for Pope Francis’ funeral. Massive crowds are expected to fill St. Peter’s Square on Saturday ...

The moon above St. Peter's Basilica on May 16, ... Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world will gather in Vatican City on Sunday as Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV presides over his ...