The Roman basilica of St. John Lateran marks the 1,700th anniversary of its dedication on Saturday, Nov. 9. It’s a feast day for the universal Church, because it is the seat (the cathedra) of ...

The new apse of the Lateran Basilica was inaugurated yesterday with much pomp. But for the fiction of his imprisonment the ceremony would have been performed by Leo XIII. in person, for the Pope ...

A nun takes pictures before a mass presided by Pope Leo XIV in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran and takes possession of the Roman Cathedra in Rome, Sunday, May 25, 2025 The U.S. Economy Is ...

It was 8:29 in Rome of a bright spring morning. A vast, good-humored mob filled St. Peter's Square, craned necks toward the Arch of Bells. Suddenly the cheers exploded. Through the Arch of Bells ...

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the St. John Lateran Basilica, formalizing his role as bishop of Rome in Rome on Sunday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption ...

But that’s not the only change at the Lateran. The new rector, Archbishop Alfonso V. Amarante, will also be aided by a papally appointed management director, a new post at the Lateran.

The remains of what appears to be a medieval palace where popes lived before they made the Vatican their home have been excavated in Rome prior to renovations for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, or ...

It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, and met with the mayor of Rome.

In a corner of Rome which has been left behind by the centuries is the church of St. John Lateran. Dozens of churches can lay claim to greater beauty and adornment, but this church, said the Pope ...

But that’s not the only change at the Lateran. The new rector, Archbishop Alfonso V. Amarante, will also be aided by a papally appointed management director, a new post at the Lateran.