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

For the first time, a woman was appointed the head of a Vatican dicastery—the equivalent of a ministry—responsibilities historically reserved for cardinals and always held by men. At nearly 60 ...

The exhibition features approximately 1,200 newspapers from remote regions and artistic works inspired by pioneering ...

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As the sacred final resting place for Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan – the Mughal emperor who commissioned this architectural ...

The National Museum of Funeral History is like Disneyland for the morbidly curious, a wonderland of weird where the macabre ...

One of the early puzzles you can find in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle features a tomb below the Vatican, surrounded by ten robed skeleton statues bearing torches you can light, and roman ...

If you're looking to save money on your next outing, whether close to home or on the other side of the globe, consider hitting up a museum. One of the best deals out there is right here in the U.S.: ...

When Nashville was working toward opening its first major art museum, other cities were eager to tap internationally recognized starchitects to design their striking new buildings. Music City, however ...

A provisional document published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Friday (Jan. 10) and approved by the Vatican cautiously opens the door for the ordination of openly gay men to the ...

Pope Francis' arm is in a sling Thursday after the Vatican confirmed he was injured in a fall, the second such incident in a matter of weeks. The Vatican said Francis fell inside his residence ...

Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling ...