The majestic Point Perpendicular Lighthouse is the crowning glory on the tip of a towering headland. Spend a day exploring Beecroft Peninsular, the majestic Point Perpendicular Lighthouse is the ...

For a landlocked state, Minnesota has an outsized share of lovely lighthouses — from stunning Split Rock overlooking Lake Superior to the Lake City Marina light, the only operational lighthouse ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the dangers caused by a lack of faith and hoping the Catholic ...

The conclave chose American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the next pope on Thursday, and Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pope Friday at the Sistine Chapel.May 9, 2025 ...

The latest conclave began on May 7, when the cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. There is no time limit for a conclave. The cardinals voted ...

As the conclave voted for a new pope, nuns followed the election with the crowd. VATICAN CITY — There may have been no women allowed inside the College of Cardinals as they voted to elect ...

Pope Francis' successor has been found by the Vatican, with white smoke emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. The confirmation of a new leader of the Catholic Church comes ...

White smoke was witnessed emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in a direct signal that a new pope has already been elected. The name of the pope has yet to be announced by ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals ...

The 133 cardinals eligible to participate in the secretive process convened behind closed doors at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to begin voting for the successor to Pope Francis.