Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

Beneath the emotions of loss and reverence, and with a new pope in place, Rome continues its spiritual, cultural and ...

Part of a historical building in Venice's most famous square is opening to the public for the first time in centuries.

Discover Gio Ponti’s architectural journey in Milan, from neoclassical buildings to modern masterpieces, and his legacy today ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and cemeteries in, under, and around the city. Remains of a sprawling ...

ROME (AP) — A faded, four-story building that was once a pasta factory now houses the warehouse and bustling workshop of the ...

It was a pasta factory until almost a century ago, when the Rome Opera House transformed the four-story building into a ...

I never knew how much I wanted to go to Rome until I got there. Last week, the day after Pope Francis died, I was told that I was going to be part of a team of America staffers assigned to go to ...

Such is the eternal, municipal nightmare of city-building games ... but also long for the gleaming marble of Ancient Rome, this is well worth a try. It begins as you might expect.

Cardinals visit the tomb of late Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Andrew Medichini/Pool via Reuters ROME – Tens of thousands of people streamed past the ...

But in 2013, Pope Benedict XVI added the qualification that conclaves can start earlier if all the cardinal electors have arrived in Rome and decide to move forward the start date. The cardinals ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome on Saturday afternoon after a Vatican funeral for the “Pope among the people” attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including ...