The pieces in this exhibition convey a great sense of what it must have been like to encounter these works in their ...

It is one of the wonders of the world, attracting millions of visitors every year. But those now in Rome hoping to admire the ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

Now everything must change. That kind of knowledge production has, in effect, been automated. As a result, the “scientistic” ...

The Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur ...

A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

Mauro Pallotta, an artist known for his paintings of Pope Francis, has been capturing the essence of the Pope since his ...