That fence encircles the campo centrale of the Catholic church: the Vatican City tennis court — now under the dominion of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, or rather Pope Leo XIV. After white ...

An Omaha native now reports in the Holy See. She's been in Rome since 2016 and has had the opportunity to cover the recent ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

Vatican City witnessed a historic moment on May 8, 2025, as white smoke emerged from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV lived in St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1970s while studying to become a priest. He was in a parish ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...

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Cardinal electors chose the head of the Catholic Church as those outside watched for the telltale white smoke from the ...

At just 0.49 square kilometres, Vatican City is the world's smallest independent state, yet it wields a global spiritual ...

American Robert Prevost was elected as Pope Leo XIV, receiving support from the Most Rev. Oscar A. Solis of Salt Lake City.