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 ...

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

Written in the mid-fifteenth century, Pope Pius II’s Commentaries are the only known autobiography of a reigning pontiff and a fundamental text in the history of Renaissance humanism.

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 ...