The first sack of Rome wasn't when you think it was. The Gauls—not the infamous Vandals or Visigoths—were the first to conquer Rome and plunder the city for its wealth.

T he Sack of Rome in 1527 was one of the most traumatic events in the ancient city’s history, marking a brutal collapse of Renaissance stability and shattering the prestige of the Vatican. The ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

A beautifully restored 16th-century painting is now on public display in London. The tall, narrow altarpiece, called The ...

FILE - Rome's mayor Roberto Gualtieri, center, tosses a coin into the 18th century Trevi Fountain, one of Rome's most iconic landmarks, as it reopens to the public after undergoing maintenance ...

Two dozen Caravaggio paintings from museums and private collectors across the world are on display in Rome's Palazzo ...

Near Rome’s Piazza Navona, the Basilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle, the Theatine order’s basilica in the Eternal City, a grand altarpiece painting and a statue depict St. Cajetan holding the ...

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26. While the city is heavily booked out, there are still ways to visit ...

As Giorgio Vasari’s famous story from the Sack of Rome goes, Charles V’s troops were so taken with this very painting upon storming his studio that they decided to just let him work.

Parmigianino left Rome before his painting was installed, and he spent most of his remaining life in Parma. The piece was hidden for safekeeping and wasn’t recovered until long after ...

Near Rome’s Piazza Navona, the Basilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle, the Theatine order’s basilica in the Eternal City, a grand altarpiece painting and a statue depict St. Cajetan holding the ...

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26. While the city is heavily booked out, there are still ways to visit ...