Pope Francis reacts during a solemn mass where he made 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Saturday, Dec ...

The iconic St Peter’s Catholic Church in Padungan that had social media abuzz with excitement over its impending opening ...

The call from bestselling British novelist Robert Harris came out of the blue: “I write fiction but my project is extremely ...

Nectanebo II never did use this sarcophagus, and tradition had long associated it with Alexander the Great. Chugg suggests ...

Jubilee 2025 officially commenced on Christmas Eve when Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica saying, “This Christmas, at the beginning of the Jubilee Year, I invite ...

The pope’s wheelchair came to a stop before the small Holy Door, typically sealed, in the grand St. Peter’s Basilica. According to tradition and a ritual largely unchanged since the 1500s ...

More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after ...

Offset by canary-colored spires and Italian marble, the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, built in the 19th century, is quite the sight to behold. Previous travelers say you most certainly ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the first two weeks after Pope Francis opened it. From Dec. 24, when the pope ...

Christmas Eve Mass at St Peter's Basilica and the Pope's Urbi et Orbi message at midday Rome time on Christmas Day, will be televised live to 72 countries. The Pontifical Council for Social ...

Pilgrims who visit Rome during the jubilee, a holy year celebrated every 25 years, will have the opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence by passing through the doors.

It has long been a significant site of pilgrimage, and during the Jubilee, it will play a central role as one of the five Holy Door locations ... are located at St. Peter’s Basilica, the ...