Found beneath an older tomb near Tarquinia, the painted chamber depicts several intricate scenes, including a metallurgical ...

Pieter Brueghel the Elder’s masterpiece captures the folly of humanity’s desire to reach heaven on its own terms.

Italian police have have seized dozens of forged artworks attributed to famous artists such as Picasso and Rembrandt in what ...

With more than 900    churches, hundreds of palazzos, 10 World Heritage Sites and 280 fountains (the Trevi alone sees some 700,000 euros in coin donations every year), Rome can be an overwhelming city ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Artists and cultural figures must be “custodians of the beatitudes,” embracing their vocation to create ...

Believed by some to be the burial garment of Jesus Christ, the Shroud of Turin is a centuries-old linen cloth measuring over ...

Reflecting on the visit of the Magi to the child Jesus, the pope encouraged Christians to follow in the footsteps of these ...

COMMENTARY: ‘Hope,’ which is not what it claims to be and is less than it ought to be, nevertheless gives glimpses into how ...