The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica, to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel ...

St. Peter’s Square became the stage for an unprecedented spectacle on Saturday night involving more than 3,000 illuminated ...

Dozens of small handmade signs and large bold banners waved in the crowd of some 30,000 visitors in St. Peter's Square ...

CHICAGO — At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis’ life titled ...

Pope Leo XIV gave his first Sunday blessing in St. Peter’s Square, calling for peace on Earth in his second large-scale address to the faithful. “I, too, address the world’s great powers by repeating ...

Pope Leo XIV stands on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica during his first Sunday blessing. From the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, the first pontiff from the USA, the former Cardinal ...

While American flags were scarce among the sea of international banners, those present from the U.S. lingered in the square long after the Holy Father appeared out on the loggia of St. Peter’s ...

In his first address Thursday, Pope Leo XIV spoke of peace, building bridges and helping people who are suffering. The themes of his speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his ...

As the bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled, signaling the election of a new pope, American Catholics gathered in Rome expressed both surprise and hope for the future of the church. Among them was ...

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis after his death last month. The Mass comes before the private process to ...

Roman Catholic cardinals attended a public mass in St. Peter's Basilica just a few hours before the start of the conclave to elect a new pope. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presided over the service, ...