The 16th-century Italian artist undermined the Renaissance-era rules of illusionistic space with this playful, virtuosic painting.

Henry VIII had grown tired of his wife, as she had not produced a male heir. He appealed to Pope Clement VII for an annulment to his marriage so that he could marry Anne. The Pope refused to annul ...

In 1389, the bishop of nearby Troyes wrote to Pope Clement VII to inform him that it was a fraud, claiming that it was “cunningly painted” and that the artist behind the stunt had confessed “the truth ...

The Church of England famously dates back to 1534 when Henry VIII decided to separate from the Catholic Church after Pope Clement VII refused to annul the king’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Today ...

The House of Medici was an Italian banking family that rose to become one of the most powerful political families … Continue ...

Passetto di Borgo, Rome’s historic papal escape route, reopened after years of restoration. Here's how to visit it.

It was in this role that Machiavelli made his name, carrying out diplomatic missions for the republic, including one to Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI ... Popes Leo X and Clement VII, ...

Pope Francis said Monday that Blessed Carlo Acutis shows young people that “the fullness of life” in today’s world is found in following Jesus. Speaking to Catholic pilgrims from Sweden ...

Pope Francis highlighted Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion during a jubilee year audience at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on ...