Discover why Vatican City, the heart of the Catholic Church, remains an independent city-state entirely surrounded by Rome.

Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene as Pope Leo XIV is installed in Vatican City. Global dignitaries ... 140 migrants throughout history in St. Peter's Square on May ...

Pixabay At just 0.49 square kilometres, Vatican City is the world's smallest independent ... the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and Italy, the Vatican operates as a unique blend of monarchy ...

As the conclave voted for a new pope, nuns followed the election with the crowd. VATICAN CITY — There may have been no women allowed inside the College of Cardinals as they voted to elect ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the 267th pope, the first U.S. pontiff in history. The 69-year-old ... Peter's Basilica after his election, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Any cardinal electors who have made the trip to Vatican City but take ill or are too frail ... Four American students of architecture and art history await the first smoke signal in St. Peter ...

Vatican Media, via Associated Press The largest number of cardinals in history, 133 ... 133 cardinals gathered in a conclave in Vatican City is expected to take place around 10:30 a.m. local ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals from around ... most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history. Their cellphones are surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As the Vatican switches gears ... have been a constant question and source of gossip. Today in History: June 17, O.J. Simpson charged with murder following highway chase ...

Francis is buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. LONDON and ROME -- The Vatican released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis, who was buried on Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary ...

Italy. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. (Mario Tama/Getty) Members of the clergy attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... pay their respects to the leader of a minuscule country, Vatican City, and a faith with some 1.4 billion adherents.