Much of the Baroque grandeur of the Eternal City—its churches, fountains, piazzas and monuments—can be credited to Bernini and his followers. Yet, despite his artistic stature, Bernini is only ...

The funeral of Pope Francis captures a fundamental visual and ideological tension within Catholicism.

Visitors have noticed a unique atmosphere at the Vatican in the days before Pope Francis's funeral and the conclave.

Look, the original tones and whites have re-emerged. But now I too will move over there: it's more fun and I need to better ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he ...

The night before the funeral, the camerlengo will preside over the closing and sealing of the coffin in the presence of other ...

Outside, under the warm April sunshine, groups of joyous African pilgrims in flashy head wraps ate gelato by the Bernini fountain, seagulls circling overhead. Retired Californian couples fanned ...

Outside, under the warm April sunshine, groups of joyous African pilgrims in flashy head wraps ate gelato by the Bernini fountain, seagulls circling overhead. Retired Californian couples fanned ...

The great baroque architect Bernini designed the square in the 17th century so perfectly that visitors are barely aware of the myriad problems he was solving. There was a preexisting fountain in ...