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 ...

VATICAN CITY — As the words "Habemus papam!" rang out from the famed loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of people, crushed tightly together, erupted in cheers — and tears.

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined up around St. Peter's Square and out of the Vatican City into Rome for a chance to view the body of ...

Catholic cardinals performed the ritual ceremony on Wednesday to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter’s Basilica to offer three days of public viewing ...

next to attendees on St Peter's Square, as it is transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter's Basilica, following the Pope's death, in the Vatican on April 23, 2025. Attendees sit at ...

These are the principles that the Fabric of St Peter’s, the institution responsible for the conservation and maintenance of ...

the scene outside St. Peter's Basilica looked vastly different by evening. Around 6 p.m., St. Peter's Square was dotted with radiant youth: singing songs, dancing and laughing. Families walked ...

The hours spent on line up the stately via della Conciliazione through St. Peter's Square and through the Holy Door into the basilica has allowed mourners to find community around the Argentine ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Pope Francis' death for Tuesday, April 22. For the latest news, view our story for Wednesday, April 23. The body of Pope Francis, laid out in an ...

Pope Leo XIV waves in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican following a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, June 15, 2025, as ...

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the Catholic Church’s central government through donations that have been plunging, ...