The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...

Only a walk inside some of its churches will reveal the city’s stunning and colorful Byzantine mosaics! Ravenna, in ...

Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes has decided to cover mosaics by Fr. Marko Rupnik at the entrance of the Basilica ...

Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes called the decision a “second step” after his initial decision in July 2024 to ...

Watch out for that bat behind you,” warned Luca Messina, a civil engineer who moonlights as a speleo-archaeologist with ...

ROME (CNS) -- Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint’s underground tomb as well as interact with its caretakers and archeologists to ...

The best hotels in Rome complement the Eternal City’s rich ... and a 16,145-square-foot spa clad in marble and mosaics, the property is a showstopper. Its address facing the historic Mausoleum ...

I live a few hours away, in Rome, but every time I return to Venice ... She recommends booking an evening visit to the Basilica di San Marco, the church containing dazzling Byzantine mosaics. And if ...

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of secrets, from the Vatican Museums to Ostia Antica.

The Arch of Constantine in Rome, which was built across the Via Triumphalis close to the Colosseum in A.D. 312–315, celebrates Constantine’s victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in A.D ...