For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

In a way, we have rewritten the history of art,” explained Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, during a ...

The Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful with an American-style publicity pitch, an effort ...

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

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: On Tuesday night, June 24, New York Democrats delivered a curveball no one saw coming — electing ...

Looking a bit like a large piece of moon-landing equipment on which you’d best not sit, with indoor lighting that wouldn’t look out of place in a nightclub, the building has ever divided opinions.

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was “in effect” on Tuesday, after expressing deep ...

St. Peter's Basilica and some of its surrounding buildings are working to reduce their environmental impact by becoming more energy efficient and promoting sustainability. The F ...

A reviled crane used during the expansion of the Uffizi Galleries was taken down this week after years of protests.

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on June 18 unveiled a fund-raising video centred on newly elected Pope Leo XIV, urging the faithful to support his mission amid a serious financial crisis for the ...

VATICAN CITY—Two days into his reign, the new American pope spoke softly to a hall full of red-capped cardinals and invoked the digital-age challenge to human dignity he intended to address with ...

VATICAN CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a fundraising video centred on newly elected Pope Leo, urging the faithful to support his mission amid a serious financial ...