On Thursday afternoon - a bit less than 24 hours since the 133 cardinals started to debate over who would be the next pope, no one had been chosen, but merchants outside the Sistine Chapel were not ...
Whether it's black smoke or white smoke billowing from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, the souvenir business in the Vatican is thriving even without news of a new pope. "Rome is always touristy," ...
Rosaries are seen next to a drawing of Pope Francis outside of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, March 16, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen Pope Francis has often been called the “pope of surprises” ...