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

Michelangelo Buonarroti wasn’t a great painter, per his own admission, especially compared to his contemporaries and students, Caravaggio and Raphael. He want ...

Art and sculpture, wine and pasta, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Vatican City and Venice are just some of what Italy is famous ...

The capital city of Italy is Rome, a city that somehow comes together by way of the natural conjunction of history, culture, ...

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more ...

Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital this past weekend after a 38-day hospitalization, and his doctors have said he will now convalesce at his Vatican ... at the Sistine Chapel—but ...

The Renaissance artist’s paintings in the Italian town’s San Brizio Chapel comprise dynamic, monumental and fiercely realistic scenes inspired by the Book of Revelation.

The Vatican has published the official calendar of liturgical celebrations planned for Holy Week, but it has not clarified whether Pope Francis will preside. The pontiff was discharged on Sunday ...

The Pulte Family Charitable Foundation earlier this month announced the launch of the Catholic Initiative, described in a press release by the organization as “an innovative, Vatican-approved ...