Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

The magnificent Impressionist painting of a rainy Paris streetscape that hung on a wall in Lilly Cassirer’s home in Germany ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

Pope Francis with Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, during the consistory for creation of new cardinals at St. Peter's Basilica, December 7, 2024, Vatican City. (Photo by picture alliance / Stefano ...

With more than 900    churches, hundreds of palazzos, 10 World Heritage Sites and 280 fountains (the Trevi alone sees some 700,000 euros in coin donations every year), Rome can be an overwhelming city ...

Evangelizing through culture is a challenge for the church, especially in societies where faith is seen as "something alien," ...

The “School of Arts and Crafts” of the Fabbrica di San Pietro is offering a free, six-month training course with a ...

Catholics cannot confine their faith to the liturgy but must fully engage and dialogue with the culture that surrounds them, ...

A couple of hours before I join Trafalgar Tours’ seven-day Italian Holiday, I meet an older American woman on the edge of ...

Artists and cultural figures must be "custodians of the beatitudes," embracing their vocation to create beauty, reveal truth ...

The work by American artist Bill Fontana transforms the resonances of the 9-ton bell into an immersive acoustic experience.