A reviled crane used during the expansion of the Uffizi Galleries was taken down this week after years of protests.

Cities are always rebuilding themselves. In Florence, Italy, the rebuilding is evident in its streets and buildings, and Baltimore-based artist Jo Smail hints at this cycle in her show “Leani… ...

Italy's churches draw millions of visitors each year, and anger is mounting over how some mistreat the nation's religious heritage. Monsignor Timothy Verdon, on the staff at Florence's Duomo, ...

There’s been a rash of 19th century erotic thrillers this season. The likes of “The Beguiled” and “My Cousin Rachel,” however, look like tea parties compared to &… ...

Florence, Naples, Vatican city–there is no place in Italy that doesn’t take a pretty picture. While it is difficult to describe Italy’s beauty in words, here are 16 photographs that try to ...

In Italy's gorgeous Tuscan region, you can stroll between medieval streets in an idyllic hilltop town or visit nearby lush vineyards to taste delicious wine.

Catholic groups on Tuesday accused Italy's Church of an "institutional failure" to confront clergy sexual abuse, and demanded an independent national inquiry mirroring ones conducted in France and ...

The European Commission has ordered the Italian government to recover from the Catholic Church tax arrears on its vast property portfolio, in a move potentially worth hundreds of millions of euros.