A calculated flaw in perfection. New research suggests that Renaissance master artist Michelangelo Buonarroti had etched a ...

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

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 ...

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

ALL my thoughts, at this difficult time, obviously, are with The BBC, Good Morning Britain, Sky News, Alastair Campbell, ...

The city itself—along with the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Vatican museums—draws millions of tourists and religious pilgrims each year. The city collects revenue through ...

Now that the U.S. presidential election is behind us, a new movie reveals a much different kind of electoral anxiety.