With glittering treasures from Siena’s golden age at every turn, this outstanding exhibition at The National Gallery in London is the first outside of continental Europe to consider the major role tha ...

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's basilica, in a break with tradition and sign of humility.

In his final will, Francis said he wanted to be buried at St. Mary Major Basilica, which is home to the Salus Populi Romani ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

In time for Easter, here's a look at some of the incredible artistic tributes to the Christian narrative that can be found ...

The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...

However, paintings of the 10 gurus ... He countenanced no portrayals of God, Jesus, Mary, saints or the crucifix. The French ...