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In photos: Nuns from across the world gather on Vatican streets to witness history
Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...
Vatican chimney used to signal election of pope gets dismantled as faithful express hope for unity
The chimney of the Sistine Chapel, used to signal the election of a new pope, was dismantled on Saturday as faithul continued ...
Video shows white smoke emerging from Sistine Chapel as Vatican roars with cheers: Watch
A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.
2025 conclave Day 2 brings more black smoke, as cardinals continue voting to pick a new pope at Vatican
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope
When Villanova University's president, the Rev. Peter Donohue, was nearing graduation as a theatre student, a future pope ...
The story of the seagulls by the Vatican chimney when white smoke was seen
A mother and baby seagull shared a cute moment on the roof of the Sistine Chapel as white smoke came out of the chimney ...
2025 papal conclave begins at Vatican, with black smoke indicating no new pope chosen in first vote
The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...
The Secret Finances of the Vatican Economy
The Vatican, the smallest country in the world, has an economy shrouded in secrecy. Here are some little known facts that ...