This weekend, on Sunday, April 28, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in St. Mark’s Square during a one-day trip to Venice, Italy. Afterward, he will privately venerate the relics of St. Mark the ...

Venice traces its founding back to 1,600 years ago when the cornerstone of its first Catholic church was laid on the feast of the Annunciation. The Italian city of canals and lagoons celebrated its ...

This video shows a night walking tour around St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, capturing illuminated facades, quiet ...

STORY: At approximately 3.3 feet (1 meter), the high tide at 12.45 a.m. (1045GMT) was not high enough to activate the Mose flood barriers, which were launched to protect the fragile city from flooding ...

Nectanebo II never did use this sarcophagus, and tradition had long associated it with Alexander the Great. Chugg suggests ...