The baldacchino, the swirly-columned arch over the basilica’s high altar, was designed by the famed Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini to be the epitome of opulence, which some of the faithful ...

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

It will make it easier to see the artistic treasures inside the cavernous church, from Michelangelo’s Pietà sculpture to Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Baldacchino - a richly carved bronze canopy ...

Since 1980, the Knights of Columbus has sponsored numerous restoration projects at the Vatican, most recently the restoration of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's iconic Baldacchino over the papal altar and ...

Since 1980, the Knights of Columbus has sponsored numerous restoration projects at the Vatican, most recently the restoration of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's iconic Baldacchino over the papal altar and ...

Its grottoes contain the remains of popes, and its vast, marbled interior is home to some of the Vatican’s greatest treasures, including Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture and Gian Lorenzo Bernini ...

Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first day of the conclave.

Gian Bernini designed the colonnade in St. Peter's Square in front of the basilica and the massive baldacchino, or canopy, inside the basilica, which is meant to mark the tomb of St. Peter.

Gian Bernini designed the colonnade in St. Peter's Square in front of the basilica and the massive baldacchino, or canopy, inside the basilica, which is meant to mark the tomb of St. Peter.

Its grottoes contain the remains of popes past and its vast, marbled interior is home to some of the Vatican’s greatest treasures, including Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture and Gian Lorenzo ...

Its grottoes contain the remains of popes past and its vast, marbled interior is home to some of the Vatican’s greatest treasures, including Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture and Gian Lorenzo ...