Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades, the Vatican said Monday.

Michelangelo's world-famous "Last Judgement" fresco in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican will undergo extensive cleaning over ...

The challenge when visiting Rome is deciding what to skip: there are so many churches, archaeological sites, piazzas and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfil Pope Francis' wish of visiting a key migration entry point ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Logan Heights has a history of immigrant activism. A few years ago, it opened a temporary migrant shelter for asylum seekers. Now, KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis ...

Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St.

ROME — Pope Leo XIV closed out 2025 on Wednesday with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people, young and old. Leo presided over a New Year’s Eve ...

Pope Leo XIV has two brothers, one of whom lives in Port Charlotte, Florida. Brother shares message at Florida church, making new pope "seem more relatable." "He will always be my brother. In some ...

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MIDDLTEON - Playing once again in the Pete Frates Classic, Pope Francis boys hockey advanced to the tournament’s final for the fifth year in a row. Facing off with the Central Catholic Raiders Friday ...

Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe ...