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

Faithful applaud as the Pope Francis is pushed in his wheelchair after leading the Angelus prayer on St. Peter's square in The Vatican, on April 6, 2025 (AFP photo) VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis made a ...

Photo credit: Anton Gretz Created by artist Samuel J. Butcher, it’s like the Sistine Chapel as interpreted through the lens of big-eyed porcelain figurines. Whether or not you’re a fan of the ...

When they first were revealed, the frescoes in the San Brizio Chapel of the majestic cathedral in Orvieto, Italy, both awed visitors and shocked them. The realistic scenes (1499-1504), portraying ...

LONDON — King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla’s state visit to the Vatican has been postponed because of medical advice that suggested Pope Francis would benefit from an extended period of rest, ...

said only that the services would be celebrated by the “Pontifical Chapel,” which includes the pope, the cardinals residing in Rome and top Vatican officials. Asked about Pope Francis’ role ...

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...

However, the Vatican's Statistical Yearbook of the Church said, 9.1 million people received their first Communion in 2023, up from 8.68 million people the previous year, and almost 7.7 million people ...

The King and Queen's state visit to the Vatican has been postponed by mutual agreement as the Pope recovers from illness, Buckingham Palace said. The Pope, 88, arrived home to the Vatican on ...

The Vatican's foreign minister warned on March 25 that the Trump administration's decision to gut the United States' foreign aid assistance has created a "problem worldwide." "We're hearing of the ...

An audience with the Pope and a service in the Sistine Chapel were key elements of the visit to the Vatican planned for the start of next month. Just last week, Buckingham Palace said that the ...