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It depicts a scene from the life of Jesus, as told in the Gospel of Matthew, painted by the Italian Renaissance artist ... Inside St. Peter’s Basilica, a bronze statue of St. Peter holds the ...

Read the full transcript of Leo's first message to supporters around the world Leo appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on May 8 after white smoke had billowed from a chimney ...

After the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21st, 2025, his body was moved to St. Peter’s Basilica. Today was the last opportunity for mourners to pay their respects, as the coffin ...

Commissioned by Pope Julius II and designed by masters like Michelangelo and Bernini, the current St. Peter’s Basilica is a pinnacle of Renaissance architecture. It stands as one of the largest and ...

The completed work, a masterpiece of Renaissance style with many baroque elements, is powerfully ornate. At over 23,000 square feet, St. Peter’s Basilica is home to Michelangelo's Pietà and ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected ...