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

A single painting can sometimes conceal many secrets. Here, we take a look at 10 famous artworks that are known for their ...

Pope Leo XIV has chosen Norwegian Trappist Bishop Erik Varden to preach the first papal Lenten retreat of his pontificate with the Roman Curia later this month. Bishop Varden, a former abbot of Mount ...

Some of history’s most famous paintings contain hidden secrets, meanings and symbolism. We reveal the painting secrets here.

Read the latest news on Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States. Get live updates, reports, analysis and more on ...

Video. Javier Cercas won the 2025 European Book Prize with 'God's madman at the end of the world', a novel about one of Pope ...

A new exhibition in Rome is celebrating one of the most important patron-artist relationships in European history.

VATICAN CITY -- 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 ...

A foot sketch by Michelangelo sold for £16.9 million, exceeding expectations. The previously-unknown drawing was inherited by an anonymous owner and identified as original through expert analysis.

This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian speak with Vatican expert Thomas Reese, S.J., a Jesuit priest who is a senior analyst at Religion News Service and former editor in chief of ...