With its timeless beauty and romantic yet mysterious atmosphere, Venice has been the backdrop for many a film. All the more ...

What’s the first thing you think of when planning a trip to Venice? For most, it’s the canals, gondolas, and, let’s be honest, all the pizza you can handle. We were giddy and excited to visit Venice ...

Dusk was setting when I first stepped foot on Venice, armed with my laptop and a suitcase full of books. It was January 2022; ...

The church was built in honor of St. Mark the Evangelist, whose remains were stolen in Alexandria, Egypt, by a couple crafty Venetians, intent on bringing him to rest in Venice. (What made them ...

“This would save all the churches in Paris and France,” she said. She received the support of the home minister, Bruno Retailleau—who has drawn attention for his hardline views on ...

“I met people of great faith, great kindness and integrity talking to me wisely about the Church. I didn’t encounter any partisan or any quality of defensiveness at all and that was helpful to me.

It caused ripples of confusion among tourists and anger among locals, but the Venice entry fee for day-trippers is here to stay. The city authorities announced on October 24 their plans for the ...

ROME, Oct 25 — Venice authorities said Thursday they would extend to next year a controversial experimental system that charges day tourists an entry fee to visit the floating city. Considered one of ...

A shot from the Museo Fortuny in Venice. (Heather King) For the most part I avoided the super-congested squares and streets (though if you’re visiting the justifiably famous top churches and museums, ...

As church congregations across the United States wither and disappear, the buildings they leave behind are becoming private homes. By T.M. Brown When Louis Cahill was growing up in southern ...

Several churches were not spared from nature’s wrath as the Bicol region continues to endure heavy and continuous downpour brought by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine. Knee-deep waters entered the Holy ...

Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. Impressive octagonal church built to commemorate the end of the plague in Venice that begun in 1630. This huge, impressive church was built over a 50 year ...