Vatican

Now that Good Friday is upon us, it is useful to understand what this day and the rest of the Easter holiday means to Catholics, who see the day as a time for fasting and mourning. Good Friday and Easter...

When the Vatican appointed the great sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek Cross plan

A new entrance has been opened in the walls of the Vatican. It leads to a place called the Via Triumphalis Necropolis, which is an old Roman city for the dead. Deep within Vatican City, you can find this ancient...

The Greek students who saved the lives of their fellow passengers in the Tempi railway disaster will be honored in the Vatican. They were there during the tragedy, laying down their lives to save others. Nearly eight months following the...

Several of the most influential Greek philosophers and thinkers are portrayed in Raphael's masterpiece the School of Athens which adorns the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. Painted between 1509 and 1511, it depicts a congregation of philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists...

Greece thanked Pope Francis for the return of the Parthenon fragments during a visit to the Vatican by Culture Minister Lina Mendoni on Monday. The meeting follows the reunification ceremony which took place on last Friday in Athens, which saw...

The Vatican and Greece are finalizing a deal for the return of three Parthenon marbles that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries. The fragments are expected to arrive in Athens later this month, with...

Pope Francis has decried laws that criminalize homosexuality as being "unjust" and has called upon Catholic clergy to welcome people who identify as LGBTQ into the Church. The Pope said that a "distinction" must be drawn between sin and crime....

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first...

Pope Francis has admitted that he prepared a resignation letter in 2013 shortly after being elected pontiff in case medical issues prevented him from conducting his duties. The resignation was a contingency plan. Francis replaced his predecessor, Benedict XVI after...