and maintain the majestic beauty appropriate for the election of the next head of the 1.4 billion strong Catholic Church. The cardinals will be living in residences on Vatican grounds, and they ...

The Vatican is a place where every gesture ... which is not limited to a jewel or a title, but to the mission of the Church. This ritual signifies that the papacy belongs not to any man, but ...

Despite this zoologically friendly yet cryptic warning, the largest Christian church ... held within the Vatican’s horde is considered to be Christianity’s crown jewel, The Papal Tiara.

He turned down the opulent lodging reserved for him in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican ... than the jewel-encrusted bright colored vestments worn by previous popes. Meeting with church leaders ...