As a first-time traveler to Venice, it's essential to grasp a foundational understanding of Venice and its cultural nuances ...

At the heart of Venice’s globally renowned St. Mark's Square sits Biblioteca Marciana, a library filled with the ghosts of a ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

You'll find the church located in San Polo, about a half-mile southwest of the Rialto Market and a mile east of St. Mark's Square. The basilica is open from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through ...

Cardinals vote again after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The assembled cardinals vote up to four times a ...

When a new pope is chosen, a different combination is used to create white smoke, the traditional signal that “Habemus Papam” ...

The campanile is located in Piazza San Marco, just outside St. Mark's Basilica. Booking your tickets online will allow you to skip the lines and visit the campanile at an appointed time.

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

The archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has told Sky's Mark Austin he feels "encouraged ... Earlier, Pope Leo XIV emerged onto the balcony of St Peter's Basilica as a packed St Peter's Square ...