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

In October 2024, the Vatican unveiled "Luce," a blue-haired anime-style mascot designed by Italian artist Simone Legno to engage a younger audience for the Holy Year 2025. The announcement sparked ...

T he Vatican's new anime girl mascot, Luce, is taking the world by storm. It's no secret that anime has had a dramatic impact ...

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

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Starting on Friday, the “Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023” exhibition at The Map House, in London, will display and sell rare Tube ...

A rainy day in Rome is the perfect time to explore the city's many museums. Art aficionados should stop by Galleria Borghese or the Capitoline Museums. Meanwhile, history buffs should pay a visit to ...

The crumbling yet still magnificent Ancient Rome is at the center of the city, in part of a larger area called the Centro Storico (or historic district). View the Colosseum, which centuries ago, would ...

96% of reviewers gave this product a bubble rating of 4 or higher. Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined ...

Calling all Toronto artists and designers! The City of Toronto is looking for talented local artists and designers to design the official FIFA World Cup 26™ Host City poster. This is an opportunity ...

Even when we started ideating on Overwatch, we talked about trying to bring this map back.” The other poster, Morocco, shows a huge futuristic city along with a massive tower of sorts.