The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...

Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.

The exhibition features works from important institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and private ...

The conversion—one of the last projects that the Iraqi-British architect worked on before dying—wraps a landmarked structure in Rome with a futuristic second skin.

The Renaissance master, born 550 years ago, pursued various art forms with astonishing vision and relentless drive.

Founded by Alexander the Great's father King Philip II in 356 B.C.E., the historic city of Philippi has become one of the ...

David Childs, the lead architect of the One World Trade Center skyscraper that rose from the site where the Twin Towers ...

For the jubilee year, the relics of St. Joseph’s cloak and Our Lady’s veil were on display inside St. Joseph al Trionfale for public veneration for four days from March 16–19.

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Pope Francis says in a letter to an Italian newspaper that his lengthy illness has made clearer to him the absurdity of war ...

Audio, a photo, medical reports: The truth may be out there, but when it comes to the health of the pontiff, many people prefer more fanciful tales. By Emma Bubola Reporting from the Vatican.

For example, the statue “Laocoön and his Sons,” found in Rome in 1503, had colors that were “deliberately looked over,” said Brinkmann, adding that the traces of color were often ...