While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo ...

Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century France by Dr Estelle Paranque and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi to learn all about controversial queen Catherine de’ Medici. Show more Greg Jenner is joined ...

The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver on Sunday expressed deep concern and sympathy for the victims of an incident in ...

The Korean artist discusses her fierce feminist manhwa debut, ‘Raging Clouds’ (Fantagraphics, May), which garnered a PW ...

An exhibition of precious Italian tapestries, displayed for the first time all together in the United States, has been set up ...

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square ...

Two new art exhibits Knights in Armor the Pavia Tapestries and Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka now open at Museum of Fine ...

The origins of April Fools' Day remain unclear, but one popular theory traces it back to 16th-century France, when the Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian calendar. The origins of April Fool's Day ...

It’s more likely to trace back to the change of the calendar year, back in 16th century France. Pope Gregory XIII introduced his own Gregorian calendar, celebrating New Year’s Day on January 1.

Theories link it to Roman spring festivals, medieval literature, and calendar changes in 16th-century France. Some of the most popular stories about its origin are themselves April Fools’ hoaxes.

The incident happened as members of the Filipino community gathered to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day, Vancouver mayor Ken Sim ...

The suspect in a Canadian car-ramming attack that left 11 dead at a Filipino street party was charged with murder, police said ...