Phone signals in Vatican City will be cut throughout the duration of the conclave, with one small exception Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto; Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Since the last conclave in 2013, ...

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 politics as ...

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, and crews ...

ROME (AP) — It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican ...

Many visitors expect calm beauty inside the Vatican, surrounded by marble saints and balanced Renaissance forms. Few anticipate encountering a sculpture that feels tense and unsettling. Tucked inside ...

This week on Inside the Vatican, veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle explain the financial scandal that led to the trial, the dramatic revelations that emerged ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome May 25, 2025. During the liturgy, the pope officially took possession of the basilica, his cathedral as bishop of Rome. (CNS ...

Gabriele is being held in room inside the tiny Vatican police station. May 28, 2012— -- He is always at the Pope Benedict XVI's side. Butler Paolo Gabriele helps the pope dress in the morning and ...

ROME — It very well could be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican gardens ...