While Pope Francis was out of town in Asia and Oceania, a mini-tempest erupted in Rome after a French court appeared to ...

While late spring might be the best time to vacation in Italy, if you visit around the Christmas holiday, you'll see this ...

When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

These rents assure upkeep of the five French churches in Rome, including Trinità dei Monti church atop the Spanish Steps. The ...

ROME – An unusually direct and public clash between church and state is unfolding in Italy, where both Pope Francis and the country’s bishops are perceived to be challenging the center-right ...

A tourist in Italy has sparked fury after posing semi-nude for an impromptu photo shoot on the steps of a historic church ... down the Spanish Steps in Rome and skinny dipping in the canals ...

If you're a fan of Caravaggio, you'll want to visit the San Luigi dei Francesi, or the Church of St. Louis of the French. Inside this church near Piazza Navona are three of the baroque artist's ...

LATIN. The Pope has several titles. He is the Bishop of Rome, Vicar of the universal Church, Primate of Italy; hmong others. As the Bishop of Rome he is the head of the Latin or Roman rite.

Gelasius wanted her to help Rome recover some church property that had been illegally seized during ... a devastating conflict between the local forces of Odoacer, who had ruled Italy since 476, and ...

The grand structure is dedicated to Italy's first ... the northwest of Ancient Rome and brim with ancient palaces, from Palazzo Altemps to Palazzo Farnese, as well as churches, including the ...

Rome is one of the most visited cities in Italy and we created an easy travel guide to Rome ... The Best Things to See and Do (by Neighborhood) Each neighborhood of Rome has museums, churches, gardens ...

a mini-tempest erupted in Rome after a French court appeared to assert that France, not Italy or the Vatican, actually owns not only the Church of the Trinità dei Monti in the city’s famed ...