St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes (the underground crypt where many popes are buried), currently houses the remains of approximately 91 popes of Rome. This number, which is not 100% ...

VATICAN CITY — 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 ...

After the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21st, 2025, his body was moved to St. Peter's Basilica. Today was the last opportunity for mourners to pay their respects, as the coffin closed ...

St Peter’s Basilica (Basilica di San Pietro) in Vatican City will host a Holy Mass for the inauguration of the academic year ...

Visitors to Rome will have the opportunity to experience St. Peter’s Basilica in a new way as part of an immersive exhibit, both in person and online, created through a partnership between the Vatican ...

Following years of rigorous formation in the U.S. and Rome, new deacons prepare to bring their ministry and service back to ...

'Bonnie Prince Charlie' — the ill-fated Catholic Stuart claimant to the British throne — is entombed in marble splendor within the basilica, just a few steps from the front door. King Charles III and ...

The Holy See has confirmed the departure of Cardinal Mauro Gambetti as archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica. The Franciscan was brought in by Pope Francis in 2020. Just three months later, the Argentine ...

The Vatican announced on Thursday that the soaring baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini 400 years ago will undergo a major restoration. The ...

ROME (CNS) — Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint’s underground tomb as well as interact with its caretakers and archeologists to learn ...

St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City will host a Mass for the inauguration of the academic year of the Pontifical Universities ...