Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil ...

The recent restoration of the funerary monument of Urban VIII is displayed to journalists inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

Pope Francis appeared in St Peter's Basilica on Saturday afternoon, to the surprise of the faithful present. Two Republicans ...

Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity ...

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

According to officials, the Pope showed 'slight improvements in voice and mobility' this week and continues to concelebrate ...

Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray ... just a blanket folded over him. Inside St. Peter’s, Francis stopped ...

The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines. The ...

There are four major basilicas — all in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica inside the Vatican — and nearly 2,000 minor basilicas worldwide. According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic ...