Following extensive restorations, the Vatican Museums is opening the largest of the Raphael Rooms to the public. Located in the Apostolic Palace, the pope’s official residence, the rooms were painted ...

Vatican City, the smallest country in the world, is home to some of the most spectacular art and architecture in Europe. The self-contained sovereign state is nestled within the heart of Rome and ...

“We are perhaps the most beautiful outgrowth and offshoot, at least in art and architecture, that comes from that seed that was planted 2,000 years ago.” Geographically, Vatican City may be small.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) For centuries, popes sponsored the work of artists such as Michelangelo, Raffaello or Bernini, but the marriage between art and faith became estranged in modern times. With a ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) The free English-language Patrum app showcases a selection of works at the Vatican Museums, and invites art lovers to chat with others about pieces that spark their interest.

ROME -- One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she made onto a bridge near the Vatican. A year later, she was shocked to learn the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY -- Centuries after it helped kick-start Western art, the Vatican is seeking to break back into the art world with its first-ever pavilion at the prestigious Venice Biennale. The ...

One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge near the Vatican. A year later, she was shocked to learn that the Vatican had ...

A Rome street artist has sued the Vatican for having used her poster art image of Christ for its Easter 2020 postage stamp without her knowledge or approval.

The Vatican vigorously enforces its copyright on some of the greatest artworks ever made, from the Sistine Chapel to Michelangelo’s Pieta. But now the Vatican stands accused of violating the ...

Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued. June 5, 2021 at 3:56 a.m. by NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

ROME (AP) — One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge near the Vatican. A year later, she was shocked to learn that ...