The conclave to elect Pope Leo XIV was "fraternal" in atmosphere without the high drama of the award-winning film of the same name, a cardinal on the inside has said. Conclave, released late last year ...

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

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

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

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Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

Deep beneath the soil of North Macedonia, near the village of Crnobuki, a long-lost city is emerging from the shadows of ...

Ancient Greek sailors, whose sails caught the winds of curiosity and ambition, were among the earliest to venture beyond ...

Rome has reopened the Casina del Salvi, a 19th-century coffee house in a new archaeological park near the Colosseum, with a ...

Cardinals will meet next month to pick Francis' successor, deciding if the new pope should continue with the late pontiff's ...

The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.