Tag: St. Peter’s Basilica

VATICAN CITY — For the nearly 10 years that Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI lived on opposite sides of St. Peter's Basilica,...

VATICAN CITY -- Like a giant Tinkertoy construction, a skeletal tower of scaffolding slowly inched its way up the twisting bronze columns of the...

VATICAN CITY -- The nearly 400-year-old sculpted canopy towering over the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica will be surrounded by scaffolding for most...

Pope Francis will celebrate the World Day of the Poor for the seventh time on Nov. 19. The 2023 World Day of the Poor...

VATICAN CITY -- The whole point of synodality is to serve the Catholic Church's mission of evangelization, an archbishop told participants in the assembly...

VATICAN CITY -- A man with apparent psychiatric problems forced his through a Vatican security gate late May 18 by speeding past Swiss Guards...

VATICAN CITY -- As Christians await their death and the final judgment of God, the Gospel tells them what they must do to be...

VATICAN CITY -- Cutting through the throngs of tourists following guides around St. Peter's Basilica, a group of pilgrims led by the basilica's pastor...

VATICAN CITY -- Presenting a budget projection that foresees a deficit of $37.1 million in 2022, the prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 17 in St. Peter's Basilica rather than making the traditional walk from the...