Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns around the world, and they dedicate their lives to a variety of religious ...

Fitzgerald, who spent his career in real estate private equity, said American donors — especially the younger generation — ...

The world’s smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two ...

Pilgrims from the Philadelphia region mourned during the funeral of Pope Francis and celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV ...

Leo's homily did not call out current events and conflicts nor identify individual leaders. But his choice of language was ...

Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period.

Name cards are out, too. All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope. It would be "unexpected" if the conclave ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine ... taken the oath of secrecy prior to the official start of the papal conclave, meaning they will be without modern technology for the ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine ... The balloting process for the papal conclave may be shrouded in secrecy, but it is straightforward. Each conclave member writes his ...