Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

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

The Roman Catholic Church's highest-ranking diplomat offered congratulations to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday and wished him "great wisdom" as he prepares to return to the White House.

Prominent Italian Catholics have denounced the sacrilegious sex scene as not only demeaning to the faith, but the city of Naples itself.

Tourists are upset with the tiny makeshift pool at the Trevi Fountain which has been drained for cleaning ahead of the ...

Paolo Sorrentino's latest film "Parthenope," has gotten mixed reviews and an early thumbs down from Italy's Catholic Church.

The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Tuesday paid a home visit to Emma Bonino, a veteran politician who successfully ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday stepped out of the Vatican and paid a rare home visit to Emma Bonino, a veteran politician best known in Italy for her successful campaign in the 1970s to legalise ...

While they sit across town from one another, combined they form the two necessary destinations for anyone who seeks to understand the magnificence of Rome. On our full-day Vatican and Colosseum Tour, ...

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Overall, Francis has visited 15 prisons so far during his papacy, most in Italy but a handful abroad, including the sprawling Palmasola prison in Bolivia during his trip to the country in July 2015.