The Chicago-born pontiff—the new spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics and the proprietor in trust of the great art and ...

Between the excitement over Pope Leo XIV and the Jubilee celebrations, Rome is the place to be this summer. The travel ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

(AP Photo/Plinio Lepri) FILE - Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion ... Padre Bruno Silvestrini closes the doors to the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican ...

The tombstone will bear only the inscription “Franciscus” – the pope’s name in Latin – and its marble will be ... s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher ...

PHOTO SLIDE SHOW: In preparation for the conclave to elect a new pope, workers build platforms over a protective covering on the marble floor of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican May 2 ...

As the Sistine Chapel closes its doors to prepare for one of the world ... same restrooms provided for everyday visitors to the Vatican Museums. As for what happens during the conclave, details ...

It houses the Vatican library, government offices, papal apartments and museums full of ancient Roman ... The cardinals come through a huge door, which is now closed - wooden door in the Sistine ...

As a restorer with the Vatican Museums touches up a wall fresco in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on May 2, 2025, workers prepare to build platforms over a protective covering on the marble floor.

At the centre is the Piazzetta Ripetta, a calm courtyard where you forget the often chaotic city on the other side of the ...