Feeling swept up in the election of a new pope doesn’t require you to be Catholic, writes Carly Philpott '27, who is in Rome ...

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

Steeples and spires, red roofs, bridges and ornate fountains — there is beauty all around me that takes me back to a Baroque ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...

Pope Francis left a lasting legacy, not least his appreciation for art. In his 2025 biography, 'Hope,' Francis spoke of his ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

In centuries past, the cardinals slept in corridors and rooms of the Apostolic Palace itself during the conclave ...

Braga, a small city in the far north of Portugal, is the less touristy sister of Lisbon and Porto. In 2024, it was named ...