The Vatican Museums' Laocoön and His Sons is long considered an exemplar of Hellenistic artistry—but what if it was actually ...

The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

Pope Francis says in a letter to an Italian newspaper that his lengthy illness has made clearer to him the absurdity of war ...

Pope Francis is back home in the Vatican after spending 38 days in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where was treated for double ...

Rome is in the midst of a major uplift with billions of euros pouring in from a European Union pandemic recovery fund just as the Vatican City celebrates a jubilee.

Major cities around the world marked Earth Hour on Saturday night, shrouding some of humanity's most famous monuments in ...

Those efforts appear to have been rewarded. In December, Trump selected Burch to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See; the nomination was formally sent to the U.S. Senate March 11 for ...

THE appearance and design of the City Chambers provide the clearest evidence of the city’s civic pride in the 19th century.

Pope Francis is now on his 35th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, in stable condition and slowly but surely recovering from ...

The pope's official nurse pleaded with doctors to ensure that they did not stop his treatment despite significant risks.

Pope Francis is slowly regaining his strength in hospital but must "relearn to speak" after prolonged use of high-flow oxygen ...