The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

The Vatican, the smallest country in the world, has an economy shrouded in secrecy. Here are some little known facts that ...

At just 0.49 square kilometres, Vatican City is the world's smallest independent state, yet it wields a global spiritual ...

It’s hard to say precisely, since the Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...

VATICAN CITY — From the Sistine Chapel to St Peter’s Square, locations in the Vatican where the new pope’s election will play out in the coming days are part of a priceless cultural heritage.

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 ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) 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 ...

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 ...