The altar is dedicated to St Peter. It was originally consecrated on 13th October 1269. The present wooden altar table, normally covered by an embroidered frontal, and reredos above it were designed ...
Inside the parish church of St. Peter, there are numerous art treasures to explore. Among them are a high altar from the early 18th century with a golden figure of St. Peter - and the relics of ...
V ATICAN CITY (AP) — Restorers put the finishing touches Tuesday on the ornate canopy covering the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica, which has been covered in scaffolding for months during ...
Over 545,000 pilgrims have crossed the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, marking a strong start to Pope Francis's Holy Year ...
Pope Francis will inaugurate a webcam on Dec. 2 to be installed beneath the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica. Another webcam will be placed on the basilica’s Holy Door for the 2025 Jubilee ...
The funeral Mass will be celebrated January 2 at 2 p.m. at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica, with Cardinal ...
Pope Francis has appointed the Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to head one of the Vatican's dicasteries, making her the ...
"The shock and pain is still so very raw. My wife and I are here to stand with you, to grieve with you, to pray with you, to ...