A Sacred Emblem of Merida Over the centuries, chroniclers, historians and art critics have turned their attention to what is undoubtedly the most iconic monument in the Yucatecan capital, penning a ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul with the traditional blessing of palliums for new archbishops.

Pope Leo XIV warned against the risk of “falling into a rut, a routine, a tendency to follow the same old pastoral plans ...

Tears, prayers in St. Peter's Square as Augustinian from Chicago is installed as Pope Leo XIV “It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an ...

St. Peter’s Square is the most prominent location for observing the smoke signals, but with long intervals between each announcement, attention may naturally wander.

Mourners are being directed down the Nave, with a view of St Peter's Baldachin - a 17th Century Baroque canopy sculpted out of bronze.

By his coffin, soaring up, is the huge canopy known as St Peter's Baldachin, which covers the altar. Beneath it, so Christians believe, is the tomb of St Peter.

Pope Francis made a surprise second appearance Thursday at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, arriving in a wheelchair around 12:30 p.m. local time. In videos posted on social media, Pope ...

The Holy Father’s visit coincided with the recent restoration of this sculptural ensemble, carried out as part of the Jubilee of Hope, which also included the cleaning of St. Peter’s baldachin ...

Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint’s underground tomb, and even have a go at restoring it—virtually, that is—and in the 3-D ...

Students around the world now have a chance to be an explorer-restorer of 519-year-old St. Peter's Basilica thanks to a new online educational opportunity: "Peter is Here: AI for Cultural Heritage." ...