WHEN most people think of Wetherspoons, those famously sticky carpets that have seen numerous late-night shenanigans springs ...

Visiting the Vatican can be one of the most unforgettable journeys your family takes… but only if you plan ahead. With over 6 million visitors annually(!), the Vatican Museums, St. Peter’s Basilica, ...

Pope Leo XIV, right, stands in the Sistine Chapel among cardinals after being elected at the Vatican on May 8, 2025. He became the first American pope in history. (OSV News photo/Francesco Sforza ...

The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built. It is dedicated to the Blessed Mother. The Pauline Chapel takes its name from Pope Paul III and is dedicated to the ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis and ...

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting cardinals who elected him as the 267th leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV today led his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel, where cardinal electors voted for him yesterday. His public installation Mass will take place May 18 ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect the new pope.

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected? Dr. Olivia Castellini, senior exhibit strategist at the Griffin Museum of Science ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the dangers caused by a lack of faith and hoping the Catholic Church could ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, gave his first homily from the Sistine Chapel on Friday in a move that could signify how he intends to lead the Catholic Church.

Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened his homily in English.