The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) who commissioned it. The three-storey brick building was created to serve as a space for meetings of the papal court. It was ...

The Sistine Chapel, a sacred room in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, is one of the most famous chapels in the world—and this week, cardinals from around the world will gather inside to choose a ...

Black smoke was seen rising from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel at 9 p.m. local time Wednesday — signaling to 1.4 billion Catholics that the election of a new pope will continue. Cardinals from ...

VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church ...