Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...
Pope Francis said in a recent meeting with priests who hear confessions at St. Peter’s Basilica that the church has over ...
Approximately 40,000 visitors enter St. Peter's Basilica each day, and now they can gain deeper insights into what they are ...
VATICAN CITY — Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Three years after he asked the world's Catholics ... the pope said in his homily during the closing ...
The deceased cardinals and bishops "loved the church -- each in his own way, but they all loved the church," the pope said.
In the lead-up to the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican inaugurated the "Official Area" for St. Peter's Basilica ... director of St ...
The Vatican has announced that the completed restorations on the soaring baldacchino over the central altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini will be unveiled on Oct. 27.
The city itself—along with the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Vatican museums—draws millions of tourists and ...
Based on a Robert Harris novel, the thriller "Conclave," starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, re-creates the secret ...
A major Vatican summit of global Catholic leaders ended yesterday with a call for women to be granted more leadership roles ...