The world is watching to see where Leo takes the See of Rome and the millions who look to it for guidance and, ultimately, salvation. Here are a selection of photos from LIFE’s new special issue …

Here are a few selections from LIFE’s new special issue 100 Photographs: The Most Important Pictures Ever and the Stories Behind Them (clockwise from top left) Joe …

Explore the world one picture at a time with these beautiful and inspiring pictures from across the globe - near and far, popular and unknown.

LIFE decided to pay tribute to “this burgeoning romanticism” by dispatching staff photographer NIna Leen to document a particularly lavish wedding, with a focus on all the preparations leading up to …

Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world.

5 days ago · In 1946, in that moment after World War II when people were looking to get back on the road, LIFE photographer Andreas Feininger documented one of the most beautiful highways in …

Explore World War II within the LIFE photography vault, one of the most prestigious & privately held archives from the US & around the World.

LIFE’s biggest and most defining story on Oppenheimer came in the Oct. 10, 1949 issue, when the scientist appeared on the cover of the magazine. The story was written by Lincoln Barnett, a …

As a weekly magazine LIFE covered it all, with a breadth and open-mindedness that looks especially astounding today, when publications and websites tailor their coverage to ever-narrowing …

In 1972 the 7’1″, 275-pound center for the Los Angeles Lakers built a house which matched the proportions of his life—and lifestyle. And his new home, which he called Ursa Major (after one of …