In The Story of Art, EH Gombrich mentions that Michelangelo initially refused the commission for frescoes in the vault. “He ...

Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, in a speech to Catholic educators gathered at the Vatican on Saturday. Speaking to ...

Papyrus 75 is a single sheet of papyrus that contains the oldest known copy of the Lord’s Prayer, a fragment of the Gospel of ...

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 ...

The Mega Millions jackpot surged to $825 million—the fourth biggest lottery prize of the year so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night, but the eventual winner ...

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Naturally, no visit to the Pete—as the flock calls it—is complete without a trip down to the museum’s “catacombs” to view what’s known as The Vault. In total, there are something ...

ROME – According to Vatican organizers of 2025 Jubilee Year, the on-again, off-again listing of a Sept. 6, 2025, pilgrimage for LGBTQ+ Catholics on the official calendar isn’t about attempting ...

Pope Francis called on musicians and artists to serve as “angels of peace” during his address to participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas concert on Saturday. Speaking in the Clementine Hall ...

The bid from York’s Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) branch to list Victoria Vaults, in Nunnery Lane, as an asset of community value was approved on Thursday (Dec 12). Nick Love, of York CAMRA ...

Pope Francis and the Vatican will open five spiritual portals starting Christmas Eve that are part of Roman Catholic Church rituals that date back to 1300. The Jubilee Year rituals, which involve ...