A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars.

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Massive plumes of smoke were visible above Staines for miles after a blaze ripped though a block of flats - leaving four suffering the effects of smoke inhalation Skip to main content News ...

One of the patients has been taken to St Peter’s Hospital for further treatment. ... Staines-upon-Thames. Eight pumps have been sent, the first arriving at the scene around 12.35pm. ...

At St. Peter's, Michelangelo's Pietà is now protected behind bulletproof glass. Just beside it, at at 7 p.m. Rome time, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door, or Porta Santa, ...

Plumes of smoke could be seen as far away as four miles (6.4km) after fire broke out at the site near the Tothill multi-storey car park, in Elmsleigh Road, Staines, at 12:35 BST on Wednesday.

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more than 1,600 years. Friday, June 20, 2025. A service of EWTN News.

Pope Francis stands at the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on March 13, 2013, just after being announced as pontiff. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini Daniel Speed Thompson ...

The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter isn’t about furniture—it’s about the foundation of papal teaching and authority.

Inside St. Peter’s Basilica, a bronze statue of St. Peter holds the keys in his left hand, and outside in the square, a giant statue of St. Peter grips them in his right.