As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance ...

Take a flight high above the heart of Vatican City with this captivating drone footage, showcasing the grandeur of St.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday heads to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during ...

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In 2023, the Vatican Museums welcomed 6.8 million visitors. The state is defended by the world's smallest army: the Swiss Guard, an elite unit of Swiss soldiers responsible for the pope's safety.

CNA Staff, May 6, 2025 / 06:00 am All eyes have turned to Vatican City as the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor is set to begin May 7. Several famous and well-visited locations within ...

Ten are from the United States. Officials and staff assigned to the Conclave take an oath in the Pauline Chapel, First Loggia of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, May 5, 2025.

In 1929, the Vatican City State was created with the signing of the Lateran Accords between Pope Pius XI and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, in which Italy recognised papal sovereignty over the ...

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem in Latin and supreme leader -- the pope.

At its heart sits the pontiff, a regal figure in white, who wields absolute power as both the head of state and leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The Vatican used to be part of the so ...