Inside, though, the South Solon Meeting House has a secret unknown even to some who drive through the tiny Maine town every ...

Within the unassuming exterior of English Martyrs Catholic Church in Goring-by-Sea is a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel's ...

It is this Jonah that the following pages address in an attempt to clarify his key role in the “economy” of the Sistine Chapel. As Agnes Crawford writes, the figure of this prophet is the “lynchpin” ...

Earlier this week the Vatican confirmed that Gaudi had been ... the Dominican friar and painter famed for his impressive frescoes, was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1982, and declared the ...

It’s even smaller than some of the world’s biggest airports? That country is Vatican City. Located entirely within Rome, Italy, Vatican City covers only about 44 hectares (110 acres), making ...

Today, it will become cloudy through the morning but it will remain dry. In the afternoon, a few spells of rain are possible. It will turn breezy. Tonight Tonight will become overcast, wet and ...

Pope Francis shared that he is experiencing “healing,” specifically “in my soul and my body,” as he reaches the eighth day of the minimum two-month period of rest and convalescence ...

exploring Michelangelo’s creation of the iconic Sistine Chapel masterpiece. It highlights the challenges he faced, from his apprenticeship to working with Pope Julius II. Clear text sparks curiosity ...

Yet, Rome and Vatican City will inevitably remain the focal point. The interior stairs of the Vatican Museums (Photo: Eclyspe78/Dreamstime) Arnaldo Pomodoro’s work in the courtyard of the Vatican ...