Gammarelli tailors in Rome have dressed every new pope since the last century, but this time, frugal Francis may have ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Francis left a lasting legacy, not least his appreciation for art. In his 2025 biography, “Hope,” Francis spoke of his admiration for the Baroque painter Caravaggio. He ...

ROME (AP) — Like all major tourist destinations, Rome is awash in souvenirs. With Holy Year Catholic pilgrims, Pope Francis ’ ...

Much has already been made of the fact that the coming conclave is unfolding under the shadow of U.S.-style culture wars that even the Holy Mother Church ... to wield it, in a Church that’s rapidly ...

Robert Mickens has been reporting and commenting on the Vatican and the Catholic Church the past four decades, and he has long been a sought-out analyst for numerous radio and television networks ...

(And as a bonus, another Holy Door ... into the church and the world. – Sam Sawyer, S.J. In Italy, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker is a holiday. The cardinals, gathered in Rome from across ...

Work to prepare the Sistine Chapel for the gathering of the cardinals to elect a new pope has begun. The building in Vatican ...