Pope Leo XIV, left, John Prevost, center, and Louis Prevost are seen in this undated family photo. Louis Prevost said the day before his brother was chosen as the next pope, they were jokingly ...

The papal apartment, which is a series of rooms wrapping around the Vatican’s Sixtus V Courtyard, was the traditional home of pontiffs for over a century. Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Usually, popes live in the papal apartments at the Apostolic Palace. Pope Leo may buck tradition like Pope Francis. Photos show the spacious quarters.

From St. Peter to Pope Francis, the history of the papacy in the Catholic Church spans more than two thousand years. The pope is considered the successor of St. Peter, the first bi ...

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. It's also the site of the papal conclave. Here is a ...

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Cardinals from around the world line up in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on March 12, 2013, to take their oaths at the beginning of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.

What to know about the Sistine Chapel, site of the conclave to pick a new pope From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron who oversaw the construction of the main papal chapel in the 15th century. But it was a later pontiff, Pope Julius II, who commissioned the ...

Built around 432 under Pope Sixtus III, the basilica holds some of the Catholic Church's most important relics, including an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus, attributed to Saint Luke.