When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

A new exhibition opening next month at the Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg, Virginia, explores the Italian ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

We’d just spent 2 weeks traveling through Spain before taking a ridiculously cheap flight from Seville to Pisa for 9 euros ...

As of now, “Anora” is the clear frontrunner thanks to wins with the Producers Guild and the Directors Guild — both prizes with a long history of predicting Oscar winners. Where the Screen Actors Guild ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the ... cloth before being stopped by security in front of stunned tourists. The altar is located just ...

Vatican city tourists watched on in horror as the man desecrated the place of worship as security staff rushed to apprehend him before he caused anymore possible damage. The altar is considered ...

Marmoush was used as part of a front three during the recent victory over Chelsea and he could occupy a similar position in East London. City’s ability to open up defences has never been in ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Easter week begins on Palm Sunday, which is when the Pope holds a special mass in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Even though this is ...

There will be many festive events on this day, and many people visit the statue of Saint Paul that stands in front of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City as part of the celebration.

Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state ... Denoël suggests that in the view of Pius XII they were ‘simply lost sheep who had finally opened their eyes to ...