(Photo by Johann Jaritz / CC BY-SA 3.0 AT) On April 6, visitors at St. Peter’s witnessed the rare display ... In Rome, the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem was built on the grounds ...

An American flag is displayed as Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, waves as he arrives to celebrate his ...

Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May ...

From St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica, to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, there is definitely no shortage of things to do in Vatican City! If you want to help support our ...

Here’s a full list of must-see attractions and experiences: St. Peter's Basilica is an awe-inspiring spiritual site to behold. Tourists often climb to the top of the dome to take in the breathtaking ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When white smoke came pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica started pealing ... for a Latin course were on a tour inside the dome of the ...

We associate popes with St. Peter's Basilica, standing between Bernini's great spiral columns under the enormous dome designed by Michelangelo. But as bishop of Rome, the pope's official seat is ...

New, state-of-the-art lighting fixtures for the dome of St. Peter's Basilica will provide a more intense and well-distributed light, further enhancing the masterpiece designed by Michelangelo and ...

REUTERS/Susana Vera A view of St. Peter’s Basilica’s dome amidst fog ahead of the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square, as seen from Rome, Italy, April 26, 2025. REUTERS/Yara ...

the grand Basilica dome behind him. We read in Psalm 30:5 that "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Yet at St. Peter's Square it seemed that while we wept in the morning ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday ... icon and then to the basilica’s exterior to allow the ...