Here are three things to know about the historical, architectural, and spiritual significance of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter ...
A rare Caravaggio painting, 'The Portrait of Maffeo Barberini,' will be displayed for the first time in Rome from November 23 ...
“Science asks questions, but the Bible gives the answers,” thundered Pope Urban VIII, verbalizing the view of many in Europe’s 16th and 17th centuries. While Galileo Galilei fancied himself a ...
The structure, which is positioned over the basilica’s main altar to provide a ceremonial covering for the tomb of St. Peter underneath, was completed from the 1620s to 1630s on Pope Urban VIII ...