A rare early masterpiece by the Renaissance painter Fra Angelico has been acquired by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England ...

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

Museums are lucky if they receive either a large collection of valuable artworks or a big check. Getting both at the […] ...

The Ashmolean Museum of the University of Oxford has raised £4.5 million to save an early Renaissance painting by Fra ...

Painted in the 1420s, the crucifixion painting by the Renaissance master Fra Angelico is the earliest surviving panel painting by the artist.

Praying hands are a commonplace of European art, but for Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera it’s all about the feet of the prayerful. Constellations of soles ...

Ohio, stand on stage at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West ...

For a decade, one writer tried to unravel the story of Dorje Chang, whose artwork sold for millions and who claimed to be the ...

Is the Synod on Synodality the most important moment for the church since the Second Vatican Council ... “We are asked to practice together in the art of symphony,” said the pope.

Contrary to what I wrote in my October 5 Vatican Diary, at the Paul VI audience ... in commemoration of the Hamas attack on Israel. A collection was organized within the assembly to support ...

Aside from the 2025 Jubilee, Luce will also serve as the official mascot for the Holy See's pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Church official ever to stand trial before a Vatican criminal court, was convicted ...