The chimney of the Sistine Chapel, used to signal the election of a new pope, was dismantled on Saturday as faithul continued ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

Eyes were focused on that chimney at the Vatican for a considerable time during the past week. The election of the successor of Pope Francis has a relevance extending beyond religion and religious ...

There were seagulls loitering by the tin chimney at the Vatican as it billowed white smoke heralding the election of Pope Leo XIV the first all-American pope, evocative of land ahoy that seagulls used ...

Rather than soot, the smoke contains microscopic droplets and fine solids that are transparent or white. The result is a ...

For the first time in the history of the Vatican, an American Cardinal has been elected to lead as the head of the global ...

A historic moment unfolded in Vatican City on Thursday as the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church was announced, and a group of Loras Coll ...

The chimney of the Sistine Chapel, used to signal the election of a new pope, was dismantled on Saturday as faithul continued to flock to St. Peter's Square ahead of Pope Leo XIV's first Regina Coeli ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

A Donegal groom expecting a honeymoon in Waterford was stunned when his bride surprised him with a trip to Rome, where their ...