Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity in the apse of St. Peter's Basilica.

The 14,000-ton, five-century-old dome of St. Peter’s Basilica will debut new lighting this coming Easter to further enhance Michelangelo’s magnificent work. According to Vatican News ...

St. Peter's Basilica is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7:10 p.m.; select attractions within the church may have different hours. The dome is open at 7:30 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. in winter and 6 p.m ...

On Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil.” ...

Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and greet the faithful. transcript “What’s your name?” ...

The recent restoration of the funerary monument of Urban VIII is displayed to journalists inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) 32,903 ...

has launched a new educational edition that challenges students to explore and restore St. Peter’s Basilica. Michelangelo’s dome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s colonnade, and the ancient tomb of ...

ROME (CNS) -- Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint’s underground tomb as well as interact with its caretakers and archeologists to ...

On Sunday, April 6, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered ... is part of one of the piers supporting the dome. Although the account of Veronica does not ...

Pope Francis made a surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica Thursday, Vatican sources said. Francis, 88, is recovering from ...