VATICAN CITY — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ways ...

The restoration of Apollo Belvedere faced several challenges before its official unveiling on Oct. 15, including the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the ...

The Octagonal Courtyard of the Pio-Clementine Museum houses the oldest and most storied part of the Vatican’s vast collection ...

Q: Can I see the Vatican in one day? A: Maybe. It all depends on the choices you make ahead of your trip. People who travel to Rome ask this question more than any other. And the answer is not that ...

Pope Leo XIV visited the papal summer palace south of Rome on May 29 as questions swirled whether he will use it himself to escape the heat or follow in Pope Francis' footsteps and keep the hilltop ...

More than five hundred years ago, Michelangelo unveiled the vault of the Sistine Chapel—one of the supreme masterpieces of ...

James Klug/Redferns Andrea Bocelli and Pharrell Williams are joining forces to co-direct what's being called a landmark and spiritual event in the heart of Vatican City. The concert, supported by the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s troubled ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited the papal summer palace south of Rome on Thursday as questions swirled whether he will use it himself to escape the heat or follow in Pope Francis’ footsteps and keep ...