It started with a Dutch engineer's plot to convince workers to complete a levee project, protecting a key entrance into Rome ...

The Villa Farnesina, in Rome's Trastevere, is perhaps best known for its Raphael frescoes depicting Cupid and Psyche.

The pope’s portrait is everywhere these days. Here, we found it in a store of liturgical paraphernalia in central Rome. There were also many other symbols around, as a testament to how religion and ...

Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...