In a world marked by wars and where people are disconnected and numb with indifference, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy ...

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the ...

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo reported from Vatican City ... in St. Peter’s Square, as he was carried on an elevated throne through the atrium of the basilica.

Read the full transcript of Leo's first message to supporters around the world Leo appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica ... with Francis in Vatican City last month, one day ...

After that, a protodeacon (a senior cardinal) will stand on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and declare ... cardinals have been gathering in a sterile conference hall in Vatican City for ...

"It's very tempting to map folks ... (“to the city (Rome) and world”) blessing from St. Peter’s Basilica. 133 Cardinals from 71 different countries across the globe are in Vatican City ...

Several famous and well-visited locations within Vatican City have been transformed for the conclave. Here’s a map of the key ... 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY — When the pope dies ... Some have tried to hide their rank as they walk toward St. Peter’s Basilica, wearing simple priestly suits and keeping their heads down.

Each morning Pope Francis awoke before dawn in his modest accommodation at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guest ... regular audiences in St. Peter’s Square or the Basilica (and sometimes both ...

The rite of the entombment began at 1 p.m. local time following the pope's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and a 4-mile ... held a historic town hall in 2015, where Pope Francis ...