Just opposite its namesake railway station is Santa Maria Novella, Florence’s first great basilica and the city’s principal ...

Students and chaperones from Bishop Kearney High School learned of Pope Francis’ death after arriving in Pisa, Italy, April ...

The cathedral complex, known as Piazza del Duomo, includes the Campanile by Italian art master Giotto; and Baptistery. This ...

Francis never changed church doctrine on homosexuality or budged on the question of marriage. But he offered a revolutionary ...

It’s hard to put into words how much we enjoyed visiting Florence at the end of our most recent trip to Italy. Our ...

ANALYSIS: The Italian bishops conference refashioned its plenary assembly to conform with Pope Francis’ principles of ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...

Italy offers a wide range of honeymoon options, thanks to its end-to-end beauty, including coastal towns and inland regions.

In January, the Vatican authorized new guidance in Italy that explicitly ... Archdiocese of Florence, and will bring his letter from the pope. Francis dreamed “of a church that is like a tent ...

Day 1 U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're eager to get your steps in, climb up another 1,500 feet to the doors of the Abbey of San Miniato al Monte, one of the oldest churches in Florence.

The man in charge of the city, Duke Cosimo de’ Medici, faces threats from the French as well as other regions in Italy ... left Florence 25 years earlier to paint the ceiling of a church ...

For an interesting and off-the-beaten-path destination in Italy, head to this quiet coastal town near a national park that is ...