From reproductions, we remember a diagram of proportions and measurements: the nude in superimposed positions, arms and legs doubled, within a square and circle — symbolising earth and heaven, man ...

On the ceiling of the chapel where the cardinals elected Pope Leo XIV is Michelangelo’s kaleidoscopic hieroglyphic — pointing ...

The Dome of the Rock was built by Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. This dazzling piece of architectural brilliance is one of ...

Brian Chesky is hoping to take the company to new heights with a major rebrand. “Basically,” he says, “it’s the Airbnb of ...

In a place where natural beauty and industrial extraction collide, people are fighting for a town threatened by decline.

Vatican City, the smallest country in the world, is home to some of the most spectacular art and architecture in Europe. The ...

Sylvia Poggioli has covered several papal conclaves and the Vatican for decades. For this week's reporter's notebook, she reflects on what it's like to cover one of the most secretive institutions in ...

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

The Royal Scottish Academy’s long-running Annual Exhibition has changed out of all recognition in the last 30 years, writes Duncan Macmillan ...

Feel like travelling the world without getting out your passport? In the Netherlands you can travel from America to Zurich, ...

Cardinal Prevost's choice of the name Leo links him to Leo XIII, a 19th-century champion of social justice. It also recalls ...

The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but the life of this Renaissance genius is less well known.