A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice ...

A new Vatican-commissioned sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy P. Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” was installed in St. Peter’s ...

Pope Francis created an uproar when he was seen with a controversial nativity scene at the Vatican ... in Palestinian art and culture." The nativity is the representation of Jesus being born ...

The Canadian artist’s “Homless Jesus” statue, inaugurated in March 2016 during the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, is located in the square in front of the Vatican’s apostolic charity offices.