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Pope Leo XIV heads the Catholic church from Vatican City — where a secret tennis court awaits
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.
Watch: Catholic Cardinals Sequester Themselves in the Vatican For The Start of The Conclave
Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican preps for conclave, fireworks expert tests "holy smoke"
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
Cardinals from across the world gather in the Vatican to elect new pope
BST - white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney will signal when they've chosen a new pope.
Pope Leo XIV congratulated by cardinals and Vatican clerks as he leaves Sistine Chapel
Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave
Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...
Travelers can ‘fly like a cardinal’ on direct Chicago-to-Rome flight in honor of Pope Leo, charter company reveals in cheeky new ad
A charter company is inviting travelers to fly in divine style on a direct route from Pope Leo XIV’s native Chicago to ...
The Latest: Cardinals vote in the Vatican for a second day to elect a new pope
Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.