It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...

ROME (AP) — Tourists eager to return to the Eternal City are being forced to toss coins over a plastic barrier and into a ...

Bearing witness to centuries of history, these Gothic, Romanesque or Baroque monuments are uniquely recognizable by their ...

where Baroque art originated. These paintings, many commissioned by the Catholic Church at the time, brim with dark, intense emotion and powerful drama, and feature still lifes and portraits of ...

Online visitors can navigate the Vatican basilica’s mosaics, the cupola, the underground necropolis and Peter’s tomb. A ...

Charles Borromeo's spirituality was heavily influenced by the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola. These exercises ...

It would do America a real service if we spent less time on politics and more on the things that rouse the spirit and feed ...

What makes a perfect stately home? Our expert considers the necessary ingredients, with a little help from the 12th Duke of ...

“It would be good for you to socialize with someone. Even the pedophiles!” ...

Tourists are upset with the tiny makeshift pool at the Trevi Fountain which has been drained for cleaning ahead of the ...

Beatriz Milhazes emerged as a significant figure in the Geração 80, a movement of Brazilian artists that gained prominence in ...

Formally known as the Cathedra Sancti Petri Apostoli, or more simply as Cathedra Petri, the chair has held a revered place in ...