If you're planning a visit to the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, or St. Peter's Basilica ... But there's one banned item that catches many tourists off guard: umbrellas.

Attractions encompass the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the ... Children 6 and younger tour free. Audio guide rentals start at 8 euros (about $8.50) if reserved online in advance ...

Hard to believe it, but it's been 20 years since King Charles and Queen Camilla tied the knot. Now, as they embark on a royal ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti wasn’t a great painter, per his own admission, especially compared to his contemporaries and students, Caravaggio and Raphael. He want ...

The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise in wonder. It is swathed in art, seemingly no expense spared, and there’s barely a soul inside to detract from the visual onslaught. To anyone who has ...

Aides are still planning for the King and Queen to have an audience with Pope Francis despite remaining seriously ill with pneumonia in both lungs.

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more ...