It’s a rare glimpse into the private life of Putin, who opened his home for a state media documentary to mark 25 years as ...

Diplomatic gifts are typically formal and understated. During Donald Trump’s presidency, though, the tone shifted. World ...

Vladimir Putin has given a rare tour of his home near the Kremlin, featuring gilded wood panelling, a white baby grand piano and a gym. The corridor of the spacious apartment is lined with clothes ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...

Almost five million pilgrims and devotees from all over the world are expected to visit the onceinadecade exposition of the body of St Francis Xavier in Goa which is on display till the 4th of January ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...