The baroque church was originally built in 1642, only to be swept away in a flood in 1660, rebuilt from scratch, shaken flat ...

Italy’s historic churches represent more than just places of worship – they’re living museums that showcase the pinnacle of human artistic achievement. From hidden chapels to soaring ...

On the morning of Dec. 13, the words Chiesa Complice (“the church is complicit”) were discovered scrawled in red spray paint ...

We drive out of our places of worship all the traditions of the tree, the Nativity scene, the figure of Santa Claus, Jesus as ...

His name was Roberto Lucifero. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen: Lucifer actually saved church/state relations in Italy! To be clear, Robert Lucifero was not some sort of anarchist Satan ...

If you're a fan of Caravaggio, you'll want to visit the San Luigi dei Francesi, or the Church of St. Louis of the French. Inside this church near Piazza Navona are three of the baroque artist's ...

Built in the 17th century, the Church of San Francesco is also known as the Convento dei Cappuccini e Chiesa di San Francesco and the Capuchin Friars Monastery, and it contains many marvelous ...