St. Peter’s Basilica is arguably the most famous Christian worship space in the world. It is a massive church in the style of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent ...

Fancy a pizza with a view? The Vatican is marking the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St. Peter’s Basilica with a ...

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A cycle of paintings by Swiss artist Manuel Dürr has been installed for Lent, marking the basilica’s quadricentennial.

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, ...

April 24 (UPI) --Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined up around St. Peter's Square and out of the Vatican City into Rome for a chance to ...

Tradition holds that the soldier who pierced Christ’s side at the Crucifixion came to believe in him and is honored today as ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Fancy a pizza with a view? The Vatican is marking the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St. Peter’s Basilica with a host of visitor-friendly initiatives, including expanding ...