Deep within the walls of Vatican City lies a repository of secrets, a library of power, and a documented history of the world seen through the eyes of one of its oldest and most influential ...
In 1929, when the Italian state recognized the existence of the Vatican State, the guard was retained, although ordinary police protection was taken care of by the Papal Gendarmerie Corps, a separate ...
St. Peter’s Basilica is arguably the most famous Christian worship space in the world. It is a massive church in the style of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent ...
As Cardinals concluded the con­clave to produce a new Pope in majesty of Sistine Chapel, Travel and Hospitality brings ten pieces of information about the Vatican City; the headquarters of the Ro­man ...
When the late Pope Francis was elected, a dozen years ago, and famously declined the pomp and perquisites typically associated with the office, among his renunciations was the use of the papal summer ...
Pope Paul VI presides over a 1963 session of Vatican II. Credit: CNS photo/Catholic Press Photo. The constitution, wrote America associate editor Donald R. Campion, S.J., shortly after its publication ...
As the Catholic world begins the solemn ritual of mourning Pope Francis, a quieter but no less historic conversation is unfolding in the corridors of the Vatican: Could the next pontiff be African?