The extraordinary is everywhere in the Eternal City, and the best thing about this second Sistine Chapel is that you won’t have to fight through the crowds.

‘The old yellow book’, as Browning came to refer to it, formed the basis of his colossal poem The Ring and the Book ... Cosimo is trying to cosy up to Pope Paul IV – aka Gian Pietro Carafa, former ...

The park’s VIPs—the 250 to 300 mountain gorillas that are habituated to humans—are kept under daily watch by a security team of 80 humans, as would befit a president or a pope. Virunga is ...

It was constructed by the last Islamic dynasty in western Europe, the Nasrids, but when they were expelled in the 15th century the complex got a Renaissance-style makeover ... The foundation stone was ...

The church is one of the most famous in Rome and has even been visited by the Pope. The San Marcello church was one of ... opting for the hotel’s sleep programme, which uses a smart ring overnight to ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...

ROME — Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive course that put his organs at risk, the doctor ...

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope's first season will be judged on the team's performance in the NCAA Tournament. Despite a strong regular season with eight wins over top-15 opponents ...

Pope Francis' condition worsened after he went through a bronchospasm that led to an episode of vomiting and inhalation, the Vatican said. Following the episode, the pope began non-invasive ...