Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at age 88. A Jesuit priest known for championing the poor and migrants, the environment, and, to a certain extent, the LGBTQ community, ...

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For hundreds of years, St. Peter's Basilica has been adorned by mosaics – millions of tiny colored tiles melted and fashioned into astonishing art – created using tools and techniques dating back ...

Following extensive restorations, the Vatican Museums is opening the largest of the Raphael Rooms to the public. Located in the Apostolic Palace, the pope’s official residence, the rooms were painted ...

Recent high school and college graduates are studying some of the world’s historic arts and trades at a new school run by St. Peter’s Basilica. The “School of Arts and Crafts” of the Fabbrica di San ...

This month on the cultural stage, The Vatican loans masterpieces to Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Arts Biennale, while Seoul’s new Graphic library offers a stylish, immersive haven for comic- and art-book ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It's not often the Vatican goes on a road show. When you're one of the planet's foremost cultural and religious institutions, the world tends to come to you. Those who want to ...