Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

The new pope had a close relationship with Francis, whose legacy looms large. A key inspiration for that legacy, however, is the witness of Latin American Christians whose blood has been shed for ...

As Cardinals concluded the con­clave to produce a new Pope in majesty of Sistine Chapel, Travel and Hospitality brings ten pieces of information about the Vatican City; the headquarters of the Ro­man ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ... passageways called the Vatican Grottoes. Rome may be the ...

VATICAN CITY — Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any ...

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) VATICAN CITY ...

Francis, history's first Latin American pope, died April 21 at age 88.The chimney installation took place as cardinals arrived in the Vatican for another day of pre-conclave discussions about the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a ...

VATICAN CITY — Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops this week started selling special stamps marking the period between Pope Francis’ death and the election of his successor.