A 10-month project to restore the giant bronze-and-wood canopy in the middle of St Peter's Basilica is nearing completion, ...

and creating a new glass pane to protect Michelangelo's statue of the Pieta, housed at the front of the church. The Vatican ...

Obviously, if you're in Rome you have to visit St Peter's Basilica and when you do head towards the heart of the Vatican, ...

As Rome welcomed the arrival of autumn, waves of avid tourists converged at the crossroads of Via delle Muratte, Via dei ...

I believe I read that Bernini’s Canopy is now fully restored, uncovered, and open for view…true? What is the current status of La Pieta? I believe the new glass panels were have to been installed by ...

which is associated with the Vatican Museums. Michaelangelo completed the original Pieta in 1499, and it is considered one of the famed sculptor’s masterpieces. Work on the church’s ...

"As an art historian who did her research in the Vatican archives ... to see Michelangelo’s famous Pieta, St. Peter’s grave, and the incredible detail of Bernini’s canopy, among many other ...