When Lonely Planet positioned Lithuania in the number-two spot of its Best in Travel in 2025, before Fiji, Laos and Kazakhstan, it roused surprise, curiosity and thrill. Bordered by Latvia, Poland, ...

His public persona may have been the humble and patient father figure, but Francis spent his 12 years as pope reorganizing the Vatican bureaucracy — the Roman curia — with more than a touch of ...

Italy, a country renowned for its rich tapestry of history, art, and architecture, offers an unparalleled journey through ...

Before he became Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a devotee of La Virgen Desatanudos — Mary the untier of ...

The test of these changes. — some of which were only finalized three years ago — will come in the closed-door power brokering that goes on around the conclave, which will elect a new pope. The process ...

While firmly part of Italy for more than a century, influences from that rich and complicated past can be seen in the ...

Countercurrent to the striking silhouettes and strict angles that once defined the modern furniture and decor industry, ...

BAROQUE CHURCH. The Baroque architecture of the Spanish colonial period is evident on the facade of Quipayo Church, one of the oldest churches in Camarines Sur. Photo by Angelee Kaye Abelinde ...

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This year, the space was designed by Italian studio Zanellato/Bortotto ... See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

Much of the Baroque grandeur of the Eternal City—its ... By focusing this exhibition on portrait busts—including rare Italian loans that come as implicit thanks for the Getty's agreement ...