ROME — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin ...

While the crowds swell in July and August, Cádiz manages to retain its seductive mix of grandeur and grit year-round. A few blocks from the Castillo is a cluster of divey fish joints and bars, ...

Spaniards consider this couple the first great Spanish royals ... James is busy conquering Muslims. Other art is less provocative. The Baroque era choir stalls are made of New World mahogany.

The monastery is an outstanding repository of four centuries of Spanish ... works of art in its arcaded alcoves. The Camarín de la Virgen, a small octagonal building situated behind the presbytery of ...

The artist also ... the model for the Virgin Mary and two boys are based on their sons Albert and Nicholaas. Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Lerma (1603, Museo del Prado, Madrid). Embodies the ...

Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...