A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that ...

Pope Francis also praised the “important priestly presence” of military chaplains, pointing to the moral and spiritual ...

Pope Francis has thrown a wrench in some of the speculation about a future conclave. He's decided to extend the term of the ...

The grandiose Basilica of St. Josaphat attracts more than faithful Catholics – it's admired by architecture lovers and history buffs alike. Modeled after Rome's famous St. Peter's Basilica ...

Amidst backlash over allegations of sexual abuse against a once-powerful Peruvian cardinal that went public earlier this week ...

Pope Francis Sunday raised the first Uruguayan ... The portraits of the ten new saints hung from the façade of St. Peter's Basilica in front of about 50,000 pilgrims, according to Vatican data.

Pope Francis arrives for a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica with visible bruising on his face, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni explained that the Pope suffered a ...

In 1988, under Pope John Paul II, the body's responsibility was specified ... during the Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of New Cardinals held at St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and ...

On January 11, 2023, just 24 hours after Pell’s sudden death following routine surgery, John Allen ... by Pope Francis for the creation of new cardinals in St Peter's Basilica.