Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and ...

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

For the third consecutive year, the Holy See will have its own pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale event in Italy.

Bending Journey of Discovery When Dan Brown published "The Da Vinci Code" in 2003, he forever changed the landscape of religious thrillers, blending historical mysteries, art symbolism, and spiritual ...

By Hannah Furness In Ravenna, on the final day of their Italian State visit, the King and Queen seemed to get lost in a ...

Pope Francis reminds us that the liturgical minister ... ‘humbly teaching the liturgical art.’ I am reminded of Archbishop Marini, who, although a master deeply imbued with the liturgy ...

For fifteen weeks Bruguera stood outside of the Guggenheim Museum in New York asking passersby to sign a petition to Pope Francis that requests Vatican ... Bruguera demonstrates the power of art to ...

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a ...

Pope Francis made a surprise second appearance Thursday at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, arriving in a wheelchair ...

"Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week," said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd.

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his ...

The pontiff's surprise entrance came during a special Jubilee Mass for those who are sick and those who care for the sick.