Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...

Recently released documents reveal how Ireland struggled to find homes for two moon rock displays gifted by the U.S.

OBOZREVATEL has collected eight museums that everyone should visit at least once. These buildings house the most valuable ...

Specialty museums are particularly focused, diving deep into highly specific subject matters, from seashells to ventriloquism ...

Get immersed in the history, admire masterpieces, lose yourself in the ancient architecture: Europe's museums are not just ...

Rome has shifted into high gear for the opening of Jubilee 2025, a blockbuster year-long celebration in the Catholic world ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pilgrims crowd St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, May 30, 1998, on Pentecost Day. (AP Photo ...

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled December 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered ...

Originally created for all Berlin art collections, the Altes Museum has housed the Collection of Classical Antiquities since 1904. Between 1943 and 1945 the building burned down and was badly damaged, ...

The locked chest inside a soldier's tent in the restricted section of the Museum Wing is part of the "A Date to Remember" mystery in the Vatican City. It involves players finding out the current ...

After a news conference at the Vatican Dec. 17, 2025, to present the Dicastery for Culture and Education's Jubilee 2025 contemporary art projects, participants pose for a photo. From the left are: ...

“Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” will touch down at the Art Institute of Chicago in May, then open at Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum in Septembe ...