ROME -- The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin ...

Suzanna Murawski on Giotto’s frescoes, the university’s origins & an embattled Klimt.

The modality for choosing a PopeTHE election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive procedures in the world. Rooted in centuries of tradition and canon law, ...

When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, May 8, after a two-day ...

Changing his name is one of the first actions the new pope takes, and can play a hugely symbolic role in setting the tone for his pontificate.

Mamberti, as the cardinal proto-deacon, had been tasked with announcing the new pope from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica ... s masterpiece frescoes. The chapel was closed to tourists ...

The cardinals hold their election in the Sistine Chapel, under Michelangelo's frescoes of the Last Judgment ... in a Vatican hotel behind St. Peter's Basilica. They will be banned from ...

Francis made his first appearance as pope on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica without the traditional ... particularly as seen in Giotto’s frescoes,” in which nearly all people, including ...

The basilica is Assisi contains a cycle of more than two dozen frescoes illustrating crucial moments in St. Francis’ life — including the “spogliazione.” Painted by Giotto at the end of ...