I’ve found myself having trouble writing about Pope Francis since his death but I feel I should. It has been hard because I ...

It’s hard to put into words how much we enjoyed visiting Florence at the end of our most recent trip to Italy. Our ...

The Gospel scene of Christ's transfiguration, in which the three Apostles Peter, James and John appear entranced by the beauty of the Redeemer, can be seen as an icon of Christian contemplation.

With glittering treasures from Siena’s golden age at every turn, this outstanding exhibition at The National Gallery in London is the first outside of continental Europe to consider the major role tha ...

Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building has remained ...

Standardization was the norm, and shop signs, once a vessel of individuality, were as replicable as Andy Warhol’s Brillo Boxes — an icon of mass-produced consumerism. As China’s real estate boom fades ...

He prayed before the icon of the “Salus Populi Romani” before and after each apostolic journey. He went there on the first day of his pontificate. The pope — a Jesuit — was tied to this ...

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change. The Argentine pontiff listened, breaking some ...

“It’s been a great fair so far,” Tom Gitterman of Gitterman Gallery told Observer. Andy Romer Photography 2025 Opening on Wednesday night, April 23, at the Park Avenue Armory, The ...

The church is home to his favorite icon of the Virgin Mary, to whom he was particularly devoted. The sealing of the coffin The night before the funeral, the camerlengo presided over the closing ...

“The Art of the Deal” opens with an exhausting fly-on-the-wall account of a week in the life of Donald Trump the real-estate shark. He’s never still, always on the phone and cranking out ...