The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples during an audience with seminarians and staff from the Cardinal ...

From the window of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis greets a local group of Emergency supporting Article 11 of the Italian ...

Renaissance artist’s fresco on Sistine Chapel ceiling appears to feature woman with symptoms of disease, researchers claim ...

Director Edward Berger delivers a compelling mystery with sprinkles of satire in “Conclave.” In the film, Cardinal Thomas ...

When Bergoglio’s time as head of the Jesuits in Argentina came to an end, his superiors decided to curb his “intransigence” and “authoritarian tendencies” by sending him to the Argentine city ...

I am close to the population of the Philippines, struck by a powerful cyclone. May the Lord support that people, so full of ...

The pope called the slain priest “a zealous servant of the Gospel and God’s faithful people” and said he joined the local ...

The selection of bishops has been a debated issue since apostolic times. There is no perfect way to select bishops.

VATICAN CITY: On Saturday morning, Pope Francis met with the President of the Republic of Burundi, Mr. Évariste Ndayishimiye, at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. The two leaders held private ...

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Vatican City, Italy— Pope Francis received in a private audience President Joseph Nyuma Boakai the Vatican Apostolic Palace today, underscoring the strong and enduring relationship between Liberia and ...