Despite being the world’s smallest independent state b y both area and population, the Holy See—the ecclesiastical ...

Usually, popes live in the papal apartments at the Apostolic Palace. Pope Leo may buck tradition like Pope Francis. Photos ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

Less than 48 hours after being elected, Pope Leo XIV got in the front seat of a minivan and traveled 40 miles southeast from ...

The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics. It's a realm not entirely unknown to ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected as Pope Leo ...

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Pakistani drones were intercepted in Jammu, Punjab and Rajasthan. White ...

Vatican City, the smallest country in the world, is home to some of the most spectacular art and architecture in Europe. The ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to elect a new pope. How many cardinals are convening? Here's what to know.

The renowned Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, which is the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Although, it was not always known by that name. Stream Los Angeles News for ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...