The Holy See expressed "satisfaction" on Wednesday at the recognition by China of the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as ...

As the Chicago White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a ...

Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta” is on display at the Stanley Spencer gallery, in the former Wesleyan chapel on Cookham High Street, where the artist worshipped as a child. But, for the first time ...

In June 2024, the head of the Vatican communications department, Paolo Ruffini, vigorously defended his office’s continued ...

Spain's Supreme Court has given a museum in Barcelona 20 days to return mural paintings to the Monastery of Santa Maria de Sijena, from which they were removed in 1936 for protection during the ...

When white smoke billowed out from the stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, most people were watching from their screens, but Bishop Robert Barron of the Winona-Rochester Diocese had a front row ...

The Vatican announced Wednesday the first appointment of a Chinese bishop under Leo XIV, signalling the new pope’s support ...

Legendary Italian artist Michelangelo never actually wanted to work on the Sistine Chapel, considered to be some of his ...

Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512. The building was built between 1473 and 1481 and is the most ...

I remember being so excited when I found out our hotel had a rooftop with views of the city — and so disappointed when ...