The unvirginal hands of a gay man decorated the walls and ceilings the most famous church in the world: the Sistine Chapel.

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church The smoke billowed out at ...

The hymn implores the saints to help the cardinals find a new leader of the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Cardinals are preparing to enter the Sistine Chapel. Here’s what will happen ...

Following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21 and the election of Pope Leo on May 8, many people have wondered where the ...

I’M originally from Chicago, and when I travel, that fact has historically prompted responses such as “oh, like Michael ...

"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

Pope Leo XIV was installed as the head of the Catholic Church after being elected in the papal Conclave on May 8.

Pope Leo XIV, right, stands in the Sistine Chapel among cardinals after being elected at the Vatican on May 8, 2025. He ...

The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica, to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel ...

From the outside, it looks like any other New England church building: a boxy, white structure with a single steeple surrounded by an old stone wall, set against rolling hills and pine forest.