Pope Leo XIV has enjoyed relatively strong popularity after the first 100 days of his papacy. A number of polls have shown ...

It's been 100 days since Pope Leo XIV's election. In that short span, we have learned a lot about his plans and priorities.

"We must always seek a ceasefire. The violence, the many deaths, must stop. Let's see how they can come to an agreement," Leo ...

The students at the school dressed up as cardinals and Swiss guards, and turned their school assembly into the Sistine Chapel.

When we processed into the Sistine Chapel, with the choir singing the litany of the saints, you’re acutely aware of being in communion with all the generations before you—and of standing ...

Were you in silence inside the Sistine Chapel, or could you talk to other cardinals? We could talk to each other quietly about the logistics but not on the so-called candidates.

The Pauline Chapel, though, retains its official status as the privileged chapel for the Holy Father’s prayer and worship. The Pauline Chapel figured prominently in the recent conclave.

The Sistine Chapel awaits the arrival of cardinal electors for the conclave to elect the next pope, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Photo: Vatican Media) ...

Vaticanology u2028 (Vatican Media via AP) Cardinals sit inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at the start of the conclave to elect the successor of late Pope Francis on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

Once the College of Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel, my job was to wait and wait and wait. And I'll be honest, at a certain point, the excitement and the novelty of staring at that Sistine ...

We are going to do another story on the new pope, and this one will be a little bit different. Here's the backstory. Once the College of Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel, my job was to wait ...

VATICAN CITY — The cardinals electing a new pope to lead the Catholic Church left the Sistine Chapel exhausted and hungry. A meditation to start the conclave had dragged on and pushed their ...