Rome is known for its history, churches, statues and many more. Yet one of the city’s symbols often goes unnoticed: the small street fountains known ...

The challenge when visiting Rome is deciding what to skip: there are so many churches, archaeological sites, piazzas and ...

Rome has been around for almost three thousand years and yet carries all that weight of history with a dolce vita lightness of heart. It’s a city that combines the intimacy and human scale of a ...

A few days ago, I took the train to Rome, the Eternal City—capital of emperors, philosophers, poets, and saints.

Many of you have probably heard of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, and you've probably seen the famous Bellagio Fountain in Las Vegas, either in person or while watching the movie Ocean's 11. While ...

This walking tour follows a central route through Rome, Italy, starting at Piazza Navona and continuing toward the Pantheon.

The Vatican has given a final accounting of its 2025 Holy Year VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Monday gave a final accounting of its 2025 Holy Year, saying more than 33 million pilgrims had ...

There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice of plumbing material?

With no roads, no signal and one lone restaurant, the island of Palmarola offers visitors an escape from the modern world ...

Pope Leo XIV blesses two lambs in the Urban VIII Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 21, 2026, the feast of St. Agnes. The lambs are ...

Certain artists arrive to us fully formed. The Baroque artist Caravaggio — iconic for his dramatic chiaroscuro and stormy ...

Adding some sweetness to the usual general audience-focused Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV was presented with two lambs Jan. 21 as ...