Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the ...

Vatican City is one of the world’s smallest countries but is home to the world’s largest church by interior size - the St ...

The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...

The “Official Area,” as the Vatican is calling the center, is located about a five-minute walk from St. Peter’s Square at the far end of the main thoroughfare leading to the basilica — at ...

Approximately 40,000 visitors enter St. Peter's Basilica each day, and now they can gain deeper insights into what they are ...

"A sedentary church, that withdraws from life and confines itself to the margins of reality, is one that risks remaining ...

For All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2, Francis will continue his custom of holding a Mass in a local cemetery to pray for the dead, ...

Pope Francis delivered his homily seated in front of the basilica's newly restored 17th-century baldachin ... After Mass, the ...

Soar over the illuminated beauty of Rome at night with this captivating drone footage. Discover the iconic Colosseum and St. Peter’s Basilica bathed in warm lights, as ancient streets and piazzas come ...

Bearing witness to centuries of history, these Gothic, Romanesque or Baroque monuments are uniquely recognizable by their ...