and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. Venus de’ Medici Marble Statue of Aphrodite (Roman), dating 1st-2nd century CE. It was inspired by earlier statues such as Aphrodite of Knidos and the ...

Pope Francis celebrates a mass inside the chapel of the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, March 16, 2025. Photo: Vatican Media/IPA via ZUMA Press/dpa ROME, March 17 (Bernama-dpa) -- The ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's that time of year again! More than 30 museums across Southern California will offer free general admission on Sunday, March 16, for this year's Museums Free-for-All event.

Nuns attend a Rosary prayer for Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) A woman prays next to the statue of Pope John Paul II, outside ...

Pope Francis is still improving and his prognosis is no longer considered uncertain, the Vatican has said. The 88-year-old has been hospitalised since 14 February after being diagnosed with double ...

Though his condition had improved, he will remain in the hospital for further treatment, the Vatican said in a statement. By Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from the Vatican Pope Francis ...

For the fourth consecutive Sunday, the Argentine Pontiff was not present for his weekly blessing, but the Vatican shared the text he had prepared. "While I am here, I think of the many people who ...

She will oversee the administrative and operational functions of Vatican City, from its museums to its police force. This appointment not only underscores Pope Francis’s vision for a more ...

The Vatican has provided another update on the condition of Pope Francis as he continues treatment for pneumonia. In its latest statement, the Vatican said Pope Francis has shown "gradual ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is responding well to the treatment for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday. But his doctors ...

The Apostolic Palace in the Vatican is home to the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, the engine room of the Catholic Church’s central administration. Entering the offices on the third floor of ...