Some positions under particular wall paintings developed a reputation ... architectural and artistic tour de force that is the apostolic palace, built hard against St Peter’s.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

Here are the key things to know about the funeral of the first Latin American pontiff in the church’s history.

Barbara Jatta, the director of the Vatican Museums, told The Art Newspaper that the museums ... in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican. The Vatican also owns and runs three papal basilicas in ...

It is unclear why, the change may be more practical than anything since Francis chose to live in a small suite in the Vatican’s Santa Marta hotel rather than the Apostolic Palace ... pray before the ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

Michelangelo was commissioned by Julius II to paint ... a summer palace for the popes and now the official residence of the Italian president. * Some 6.8 million people visited the Vatican Museum ...

Before and after every foreign trip, Francis would go to the basilica to pray before the Byzantine-style painting ... the pope's coffinThe pope's formal apartments in the Apostolic Palace and ...

Before and after every foreign trip, Francis would go to the basilica to pray before the Byzantine-style painting ... twist packed full of palace intrigue and surprise. Vatican experts say ...

A number of conclaves have been held elsewhere, including several in the 19th century at the Quirinal Palace in Rome ... life to the first man. Pope Sixtus IV was an art patron who oversaw ...