The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines.

Jordi Faulí I Oller is currently the head architect of the basilica, the seventh to hold the position. Several architects who ...

Millions of Catholics are flocking to the Italian capital this year. But despite public works and investment, some residents ...

Antoni Gaudí, architect of the Sagrada Família, is one step closer to becoming a saint after the Vatican recognized him for ...

To all, Francis offers a message of mercy. It is a message that has won him both praise and criticism.

Antoni Gaudí, the architect behind the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, has been declared "Venerable" by Pope Francis, the second step in the path to canonisation. Gaudí was recognised by the ...

The Vatican press office announced March 18 that doctors “confirmed” an improvement in Pope Francis' clinical condition. The pope “has suspended non-invasive mechanical ventilation” and ...

Bending Journey of Discovery When Dan Brown published "The Da Vinci Code" in 2003, he forever changed the landscape of ...

Pope Francis spends part of his days working at a desk and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel as he continues to recover from his recent bout with double pneumonia. The Vatican issued ...

As Pope Francis recovers in his residence at the Casa Santa Marta after being discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on March 23, he has called on the faithful to never lose hope, for God ...

In the major cities, museums and churches housing spectacular works of art by such artists ... the beginning of humanity. The Vatican is the spiritual centre of the Roman Catholic Church and has been ...