Another of the Vatican’s must-see areas for any art-loving tourist is the second-floor Raphael Rooms (home to Raphael’s famous masterpiece School of Athens), which are filled with frescos by ...

The absent limb triggered sparring among art experts over how it may have originally ... That is, until 1957, when the Vatican Museums unearthed from its storage a marble artifact that had been ...

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

The Renaissance master, born 550 years ago, pursued various art forms with astonishing vision and relentless drive.

If you're visiting the Vatican, you might be surprised to learn that this common item is banned. Here's why you can't bring it and what to do if you forget.

What does the flag of Vatican City look like? What should it look like? Beyond the recognizable general design of the yellow-and-white flag with the crossed keys on its right side representing the ...

VATICAN CITY — How’s Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of ...