Since its creation in 1499, Michelangelo’s Pietà has inspired emotion, faith, and imitation through its elegant depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Yet few know the secrets that are still ...

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Sister Wendy Beckett, the amateur yet acclaimed art critic who died this past week, declared that it was her favorite of the Vatican’s many treasures, one she would not trade for all the rest.

Michelangelo’s marble sculpture Pietà (translated as The Pity) is one of the most enduring images of Jesus. Housed in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, it depicts Mary cradling her son after the ...

New York City and much of the east coast, is experiencing Pope fever this week, with the Pope arriving to Philadelphia on Tuesday and New York City on Thursday. Another unique visit from the Vatican ...

An artist has spent nine months creating this incredible replica of Michelangelo's Pieta - using tens of millions of dots. Kate Askegaard of Dixon, Illinois, nearly lost her sight after spending up to ...

BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (KOIN) — The original marble sculpture of The Pieta is at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. But a Battle Ground company, with the authority from The Pope, created a one-of-a ...

ROME – A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s sculptures of the Madonna and Christ has uncovered previously unknown details, including the artist's tool marks, that had been hidden under centuries of ...