Ongoing restoration work within St. Peter's Basilica is providing a rare glimpse into centuries-old details that have been ...

People queue to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via ...

I, too, address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo said from St. Peter’s ...

Pope Leo XIV will appear in public again this Sunday in St Peter's Square. From the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, the first ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he delivered the traditional Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St.

As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...

Remains of a sprawling necropolis (“city of the dead”) hidden under St. Peter’s Basilica were discovered ... Mosaics from the fifth century and a ceiling gilded with gold said to have ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a ...

Cardinals from five continents held a final mass in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday before sealing themselves away to elect a new pope to lead the ...

The cardinal leading the last mass before a conclave to elect a new pope urged his peers Wednesday to choose someone able to protect the Catholic Church's unity and lead a "difficult and complex" ...

Soon after ballots are distributed, the Cardinals will move on to the first vote and those with more than 20 votes will be ...