ANALYSIS: In the first month of his papacy, Leo XIV has demonstrated that he has the grounded demeanor, bridge-building ...

Very recently, history was made not only in Rome, but also in America. When the white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel and ...

The late artist Maxo Vanka created the mural in 1941, based on a scene from the Book of Exodus. It’s one of 25 murals that ...

In her latest column installment, Chan analyzes the rise of conservative Christian nationalism and reflects on why the new ...

The Roman Catholic Church traces its origin to the apostles and specifically to Peter. They are by far the largest ...

They sing Gregorian chants in Latin, pray and receive Communion at a side chapel — inside the huge, nondenominational ...

The unvirginal hands of a gay man decorated the walls and ceilings the most famous church in the world: the Sistine Chapel.

The official start of the papal conclave to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church is about to begin. The 133 voting cardinals are expected to take their oaths at the Sistine Chapel at about ...