The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

VATICAN CITY — A painting of Christ being laid in the tomb ... the Uffizi in Florence and the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, said in the Vatican ...

A Deposition of Christ whose recent restoration has enabled a definite attribution to Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna will go on show at the Vatican Museums for three months from March 20 before ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — There has long been a Vatican taboo against ... But at the very least, the life-imitating-art coincidence of “Conclave” the movie finding mass popular appeal at a time when the ...

but if you're looking for a truly opulent experience featuring some of the most famous religious art in the world (including Michelangelo's famous Pietà) you can't miss Vatican City's St. Peter's ...

The pope has lived these past five years within the walls of Vatican City, the seat of the worldwide Catholic administration, the Holy See, which is nestled on the the west bank of the Tiber River ...

Laura Itzkowitz While Vatican City is home to both the Roman Catholic Church's governing body and its leader, the pope, this small nation within Rome offers a wealth of attractions open to ...

Vatican City, the world's smallest country ... The Vatican Museums house one of the most extensive art collections in the world, with halls filled with Renaissance masterpieces, ancient sculptures ...