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.

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, ...

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.

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral Saturday, expected to be attended by world leaders including US ...

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 ...

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.

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