Caravaggio, Donatello, and many more. But St. Peter’s is no longer the largest church in the Christian world—the colossal Yamoussoukro Basilica in Côte d’Ivoire has been the record holder ...

“Among the great painters, I admire Caravaggio; his paintings speak to me,” Francis said, per the Times. The paper also noted ...

who hailed from the noble Roman Barberini family and was a friend of Caravaggio's patron. Born in 1568, wealthy humanist Barberini was elected in 1623 to the throne of Saint Peter, which he held ...