The diocese of Rome and the Italian Culture Ministry both launched investigations into the recent renovations at the Basilica ...

A century ago, Pope Pius XI granted a grand Minneapolis church the title of "basilica." It was the first church in the United States to receive the designation.

The Angel Meloni is no more. A painting of a cherub resembling Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been painted over at the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina. The face, which drew crowds to the ...

There is a long tradition of painters depicting real people in their religious art, but the appearance in a Roman church of a ...

Giorgia Meloni breaks silence over resemblance to restored church angel - The apparent likeness to the Italian premier has ...

The row has given the basilica, already well known as one of the oldest churches in Rome, newfound celebrity status.

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor ...

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy ...

Medieval texts and frescoes show how Francis of Assisi’s legends formed – and why his call to poverty and care for creation ...

Bookcases and glass-doored breakfronts are filled with an assortment of both natural and manmade curiosities. This harkens to ...

For nearly 180 years, both the church and the town of Saint-Denis have been without that landmark steeple. Damaged by storms, it was dismantled in 1847, supposedly so it could be built back better.

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