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.

A commonly-used design for the Vatican flag, flown frequently even at the Vatican itself, contains a small but easily-noticed ...

A new museum in Shanghai leaps into our top ten and European museums continue their strong performance, but our exclusive ...

One of them, Sister Maria José de Mesquita, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne, told CNS that it’s ...

Starting next Thursday, the 'Deposition' by Italian Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna will be on display at the Pinacoteca of the Vatican Museums in Rome for several months. The artwork, believed ...

The Acropolis Museum, which also houses the Parthenon Marbles, has been one of the most visited museums across the globe for ...

Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia.

The recent scientific analysis of a mysterious painting that hung in a church in Pompeii for centuries has revealed it to be by the Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna. A depiction of Christ’s ...

Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on ...