It employs a labor force of 4,800 people who interact with millions of tourists annually. These travelers visit the Vatican, its museum, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican is ...

The Holy See continues to face financial challenges, with recent annual deficits estimated between $80 billion and $90 billion. Its income in 2024 was estimated about $1.25 billion, with expenses ...

Although Leo XIV may bring some surprises in his first steps as the new Supreme Pontiff, some of the acts are already well marked in the papal agenda of this American and Peruvian Augustinian who ...

The sun sets on St. Peter’s Basilica on May 15, 2025, before the installation of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Originally Published: May 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM CDT ...

Pope Leo XIV talks to U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha after a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, May 18, 2025. Alberto Pizzoli ...

Soon after, Prevost emerged on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV, proof of an efficient and successful conclave. “This wasn’t our first rodeo,” Dolan said. “We’ve ...

Crowds cheer in St. Peter's Square as white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on May 8, 2025, indicating the election of a new pope. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza) ...

FILE – Pope Leo XIV spreads holy water as he celebrates a Mass for the Jubilee of New Religious Associations on Pentecost Day in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP ...

Well, the electors and the Holy Spirit proved all of us rather dramatically wrong. ... Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000 ...

We are incredibly proud to see one of our own take the reins in Vatican City. Welcome and God bless you, Pope Leo XIV. Come home soon.

Cardinals gathered to select their latest leader during a conclave. White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday at 6:07 p.m. local time, signaling that a pontiff had been elected ...