The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica, to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel ...

(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 ...

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 ...

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday following a funeral Mass at St. Peter’s Square attended ... to the icon and then to the basilica’s exterior to allow the burial ...