Each region of Italy has its own unique experience and charm to offer. Whether you're passionate about history, culture, ...

Contemporary gifts made by Indigenous artists carry the legacy of colonisation. The ethics of gift exchange need to be ...

One of the questions I hear most often is whether it’s worth visiting the most popular tourist attractions in Europe, or if they’re too overhyped to live up to their reputations? The truth is that ...

When Pope Francis died, questions about his successor were all over the news. Every Catholic waited with bated breath on who the new head of the Catholic Church will be. The names of Asians and ...

Be among the first visitors to enter the Vatican. Dive into the highlights within the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. This early morning Vatican tour is perfect for anyone ...

Over the centuries, papal patrons have commissioned renowned works, such as the magnificent frescoes by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel, and those by Raphael in his Stanze. The Vatican is home to ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

The cardinals are voting inside the Sistine Chapel, but the seagulls have the high ground. As the world watches the conclave, underway inside the Sistine Chapel, seagulls perched atop the roof ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

Today, May 7, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the master of papal liturgical celebrations, will shout “extra omnes” (everybody out), ordering all but the cardinal electors who will choose the next pope to ...

The Sistine Chapel was used for the ceremonies of the papal court. Only the most important figures of Vatican City were allowed to participate in these ceremonies. Times have changed since then.