"I saw Venus naked, doing her hair at the lake," says one scholar. Dec. 18, 2013— -- Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. It is an eighth the size of New York's Central Park and is ...

The Vatican's Secret Time Machine | The Story of the Chronovisor Vatican City is an inspirational place. You don't need to be Catholic or even religious to appreciate the architecture, art, and the ...

The Vatican is prioritizing secrecy ahead of the conclave to pick a new pope — as it has for hundreds of years. But in the digital age, that process looks a bit different. Ahead of the notoriously ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Two members of a commission Pope Francis set up to study reforms, including a high-ranking Holy See official, have been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents ...

ROME - One of the Vatican's most secrecy shrouded tribunals, which handles confessions of sins so grave only the pope can grant absolution, is giving the faithful a peek into its workings for the ...

Pope Benedict XVI has claimed that he's resigning the papacy next week because of old age. But according to the major Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the real reason he resigned is because he did not ...

All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported. The Vatican also plans to use ...

The Vatican’s chief prosecutor confirmed at a public event on Wednesday that despite prior denials, the Vatican does possess a confidential file on the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi — the ...

(CNN) — All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported. The Vatican also plans to ...