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Whether you’re Catholic or not, it’s hard to argue with the fact that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of architecture and art. The cornerstone for this sanctified structure ...
A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.
Pope Leo XIV welcomed more than 4000 seminarians and formators to St Peter’s Basilica for their Jubilee June 24 morning, and ...
Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week in Rome and he urged them to promote reconciliation and act in ...
More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said. Dozens of world leaders attended, including President Trump.
It will be the first time a pope has not been buried in St. Peter’s Basilica since 1903, when Pope Leo XIII was buried in the Basilica of San Giovanni in Lateran.
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life ...
Pope Francis will be buried in St. Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's Basilica, in a break with tradition.
11 things you never knew about St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City As the Vatican City becomes the world focus during Pope Francis’ funeral and conclave, we uncover the history and secrets of ...
Pope Francis will be buried in St. Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's Basilica, in a break with tradition.