You can find a public pool or a shady spot at a park. But you can also take an underground tour or head into a cathedral.

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The Vatican as an enclave and independent state headed by the pope only dates to 1929. However, the city’s history and influence over not only the church but of Rome is much longer.

The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library. the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City, is one of the oldest libraries in the world. (Shutterstock) More than 80,000 ancient ...

The Vatican released videos of the Room of Tears ahead of the conclave. In the room, there are vestments in 3 different sizes, depending on the size of the new pope.

The official start of the papal conclave to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church is about to begin.

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025.

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025.

The Vatican estimates roughly 250,000 people have made the pilgrimage here to Rome to witness the experience of the Conclave in what way they can from the outside.

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025.

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two ...