The Soul of Nature ,” the Met’s new retrospective of nearly 40 of Friedrich’s paintings and more than 30 of his drawings, marks the 250th year since the artist’s birth in 1774. Much of Friedrich’s ...

The 100th-anniversary celebration of the Society of Foreign Consuls featured an art and diplomacy exhibition in New York.

Ecce Homo, a painting by Italian Renaissance master Titian, has been found to be hiding a mysterious portrait of an unknown ...

The novelist was based in Rome while writing his new novel and says the footprints of the Irish are all over the Eternal City ...

An outsized history as the seat of the Catholic Church brings with it an incredible collection of art and architecture.

Bishops in hardline Sydney and centrist Melbourne want Skrbis gone, and have asked the Vatican to investigate ... from various degrees at the city’s convention centre. On top of their degree ...

Raffaella Petrini, 55, a Franciscan nun of the Eucharist, became in 2021 the secretary of the Governorate of Vatican City State.

By AC Wimmer As pilgrims make their way to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee Year, the Vatican Apostolic Library announced a new ...

A mural commissioned in 1503 for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence has been the subject of controversy and debate for more than ...

The Vatican’s Apostolic Library tapped Dior’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic illustrator Kristjana S Williams for an ...

If there’s one thing Munich is famous for it’s Oktoberfest. But if beer-swilling stag parties aren’t your thing, visit the ...

From food to fine fabrics and fancy accommodations, we've rounded up everything you'll need for a trip to the world's ...