Old friends are bewildered by the turn taken by the second lady, a onetime Democrat and former litigator for a San Francisco ...

With most landmarks within walking distance, this Italian city is easy to explore while leaving space for spontaneous stops ...

In his fourth documentary, Bernard-Henri Lévy chronicles the everyday heroism of Ukrainians—and holds out hope even Americans ...

When asked about Spain’s largest Cathedral many people believe that Burgos, León, or even Santiago de Compostela has the ...

Alexander had a love-hate relationship with his father, King Philip II of Macedonia. While at times he appeared to be the ...

As Rome marks its Jubilee year, the anticipated wave of pilgrims and short-term rental profits has yet to arrive, leaving ...

In this year of the 2025 Jubilee, or Holy Year, in the Catholic Church, tourists are swarming not only Rome but the entire peninsula of Italy.

In a delightful dessert of words, Benoît Gallot is as lucid in his writing as he is in his affection for a gigantic gem — the ...

Coeur, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart, which Émile Zola called a "stone host placed on the open wound of the city," celebrates the 150th anniversary of the laying of its first stone. To celebrate her ...

THIS is the bizarre moment a driver takes his car for a spin down the staircase of an iconic landmark in Rome – before ...

T he Catholic Church is no stranger to large and magnificent architecture. After all, the seat of Catholicism in Vatican City ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the ...