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

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

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

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Firefighters installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday that will emit white smoke to signal the election of a new pope, as preparations proceed just five ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...

In that position, Petrini runs the city state and is responsible for everything from the Vatican Museums that provide the Holy See with most of its revenue, to the firefighters who installed the ...

VATICAN CITY -- 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 successor to ...