This 600-year-old ‘Crucifixion’ fresco has been restored to its original splendor, thanks to the support of U.S. nonprofit ...

A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Castel Gandolfo's pilgrims, bikers and locals have missed a papal presence in the town.

First, he reassures the pilgrims who are crossing the Holy Door in the patriarchal basilicas in 'this great heat.' Then he ...

A remote and neglected masterpiece by Fra Angelico has been restored ahead of the Renaissance legend's major museum show in ...

The Vatican Museums have unveiled its newly restored Hall of Constantine, one of its Raphael Rooms, including two newly ...

Step inside the awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where Michelangelo’s legendary ceiling frescoes—including The Creation of Adam—unfold above in breathtaking detail, offering a rare and ...

This summer visitors to Siena Cathedral can witness a sight normally hidden from view: what Vasari called the “most beautiful ...

Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...