VATICAN—Another woman was appointed at the Vatican when the Pope Francis announced that a Franciscan nun will be installed in March as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican ...

Before Rome awoke, the jurisconsult supervised the grooming of an Indian white elephant, an “exotic” marvel meant to match ...

A visit to Rome for one of Italy's three Six Nations matches this year is already an attractive proposition for rugby fans, ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla are to visit to Italy and the Vatican in early April, including a meeting with Pope Francis, ...

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The Vatican has sought to engage young people in the 2025 Jubilee pilgrimage with the introduction of Luce, an anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee.

The Vatican City is the least populated country in the world because it has fewer than 1,000 residents (around 800–850 people ...

A year earlier, Raffaella Petrini was appointed Secretary General of the Vatican City State administration ... first female director of the Vatican Museums.

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...

I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since 2008, and it only seems to be getting more crowded with tourists. Instead, go ...

The Choir, led by Irish priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, rescue and secrete escaped Allied POWs, Italian anti-fascists and ...

During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo executed hundreds of preparatory drawings, ...