Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s installation in Vatican City.

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

Mercedes-Benz designed a custom G-class electric vehicle for Pope Francis with bulletproof glass and white interiors. Pope ...

Robert Prevost of the United States has been named the new pope, the new head of the Catholic church. Cardinals gathered to select their latest leader during a conclave. White smoke poured out of the ...

After the funeral service, the Pope's coffin was carried in an armour-plated ‘Popemobile’ through crowd-lined streets, across ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — People have gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican to mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope who charmed believers with his humble style. Francis died ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during conclave, the most electors ever. LONDON and VATICAN CITY -- All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the ...

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 ...