There is something special about seeing works by famous artists still in-situ centuries after they were first made ...

Kennedy, Thomas J., B.A., part I. History and general description of the Vatican palaces and gardens: History and general description of the vatican palaces / by Paul Maria Baumgarten ; The Vatican ...

Vatican City, the smallest country in the world, is home to some of the most spectacular art and architecture in Europe. The self-contained sovereign state is nestled within the heart of Rome and ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Visitors coming to Philadelphia to see the pope will also be able to view treasured art from the Vatican. “Vatican Splendors” opens Sept. 19 at The Franklin Institute. It will ...

Beneath the floor of St. Peter's Basilica, an ancient Roman cemetery holds the secret to the origins of Vatican City.

VATICAN CITY | They entered the Sistine Chapel in tuxedoes and gowns, the clacking of high heels on marble competing with the Latin chants of a choir filling the frescoed hall. The donors to the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) - They entered the Sistine Chapel in tuxedoes and gowns, the clacking of high heels on marble competing with the Latin chants of a choir filling the frescoed hall. The donors to the ...

We have white smoke! 133 voting cardinals elect a new pope on Thursday, May 8, 2025, on the second day of the conclave. Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the 267th pope, the first U.S. pontiff in ...

(RNS) — Azerbaijan’s hefty donations to restore Vatican treasures are drawing sharp criticism from Armenian activists, who accuse the Holy See of whitewashing the country's destruction of their ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Jessica Mendoza: It was winter at the Vatican and Pope Francis was desperate.

This Pope is from Chicago, the land of deep dish pizza, Da Bears and some extremely good golf. There’s Chicago Golf Club, Shoreacres, Butler National, Canyata and Medinah. We don’t know just yet what ...