Rome’s lesser-known ‘other Sistine Chapel’ is a frenzy of opulence
Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise in wonder. It is swathed in art, seemingly no expense spared, and there’s barely a ...
No Michelangelo, but Rome’s other Sistine Chapel is just as impressive
The extraordinary is everywhere in the Eternal City, and the best thing about this second Sistine Chapel is that you won’t have to fight through the crowds.
Pope Francis Makes First Public Appearance in Over a Month As He’s Released From Hospital
Pope Francis, 88, has returned to the Vatican. After 38 days of hospitalization for an at times critical bout of respiratory ...
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10 Must-Visit Beautiful Basilicas Around the World
For over a thousand years, basilicas have been stages for history. Charlemagne knelt in St. Peter’s Basilica to be crowned ...
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‘Don’t turn up without a booking’: Rome will be busier than ever this year
At 7pm on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis pushed open the gilded Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican ... Esquilino’s Santa Maria Maggiore, San Giovanni in Laterano, and San Paolo ...