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

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only ...

Pope Francis, who is recovering from life-threatening pneumonia, made an unscheduled visit to St Peter's Basilica Thursday, his second surprise event in two days after previously meeting King Charles ...