There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a ...

The Chicago-born pontiff—the new spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics and the proprietor in trust of the great art and ...

Mistakes were made, apparently. ‘Woe be unto the person who decided to do it the way that they did it,’ one expert says.

The Associated Press reported that the choice reflected Pope Francis’s “veneration of an icon of the Virgin Mary that is located ... The choice of burial location depends on a few factors, writes the ...

All eyes turned to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the heart of the Catholic Church and home ... Baroque, and Renaissance architecture, reflecting centuries of faith and artistic achievement.

The 16th century church, built over the traditional tomb of the apostle St. Peter, is one of the largest Catholic basilicas ... in state on the main altar. The Renaissance masterpiece was built ...

In June 1569, Pope Pius V authorised St Francis Borgia to make official copies of the icon. The Jesuit theologian Peter Canisius then published a monumental defence of Catholic Mariology in 1577 ...

The 16th century church, built over the traditional tomb of the apostle St. Peter, is one of the largest Catholic basilicas ... in state on the main altar. The Renaissance masterpiece was built ...

The Renaissance masterpiece is one of the largest Catholic basilicas in the world ... Francis last went to pray at the icon before Holy Week. St. Peter’s Basilica will stay open late so the ...

This year's Met Gala is here, and the theme is tied around an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating Black dandyism and menswear.