Some of the earlier popes, especially in the Borgia-heavy Renaissance era, were notably corrupt and secular — see Pope Alexander VI, who lived in wealth and openly doted on his children with ...

At the heart of the Florentine resurgence were three titans of art: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Raphael ...

Pope Francis inaugurated the Catholic Holy Year by opening St. Peter's Basilica’s Holy Door, emphasizing hope, renewal, and ...

Although Pope Julius II tempted him to Rome with the prospect of a huge marble mausoleum, in fact, the Pope really needed someone to paint the entire ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo ...

As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an ...

the usual excitement of an open-air Mass with the pope was combined with the flair and pageantry of a Renaissance fair.