Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

The population of Vatican City was reportedly 499. In addition to its small area, this country follows strict citizenship ...

ROME — With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench ...

The Vatican City is the least populated country in the world because it has fewer than 1,000 residents (around 800–850 people ...

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...

Size isn't always the defining characteristic of a nation. In fact, some of the smallest countries are among the most ...

F or centuries, Rome, Italy, has been a city of great importance. Once the center of the ancient Roman empire, today it’s one ...

Rebecca Noecker, the longest-serving member of the St. Paul City Council, is expected to be elected council ... a program ...

However, halfway through this area, you can find a small room on the ... all ten of the mysterious Inscriptions around Vatican City. Ten Inscriptions. Ten Skeletal Statues. When you complete ...

The Vatican’s comprehensive and nuanced approach reflects the region’s complex realities.

Italy is the birthplace of the Renaissance. It boasts works by legendary artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Caravaggio. Italy also plays an important role in the United Nations, ...

FILE - Vatican investigators Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, right, from Spain, and Archbishop Charles Scicluna, from Malta, walk outside of the Nunciatura Apostolica during a break from meeting with ...