Tradition holds that the soldier who pierced Christ’s side at the Crucifixion came to believe in him and is honored today as ...

A new exhibition in Rome is spotlighting the pivotal moment Pope Urban VIII entrusted a 25-year-old Gian Lorenzo Bernini with ...

An exhibition in Rome traces how Pope Urban VIII backed the 25-year-old artist behind St. Peter’s soaring bronze canopy — and the decade-long project that helped define Baroque Catholicism. Altar of ...

National Galleries of Ancient Art and Fabric of Saint Peter join forces to celebrate 400 years since basilica’s consecration. A curated series of guided tours of St Peter's Basilica, designed to ...

From March 6, 2026 Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica and Fabbrica di San Pietro are promoting guided tours of the Vatican Basilica as part of the celebrations for the fourth centenary of its ...

The bones of Italy’s patron saint will be shown to the public for a month, to mark the 800th anniversary of his death. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Assisi, Italy One of the first pilgrims to ...

Valentine’s Day is the day of love. On February 14, more than any other day of the year, romantic couples shower their better half with gifts and tokens of appreciation. Much about Valentine’s Day is ...

Traditional religious literature affirms that the Heilige Lanze (Sacred Lance), also called Spear of Destiny, Longinus Spear, Maurice’s Spear and a myriad of other names, was the weapon with which the ...