Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis on Dec. 24, 2024.

Tertullian wrote circa 200 regarding Rome: “How happy is its church, on which Apostles poured forth all their doctrine along with their blood! Where Peter endures a passion like his Lord’s!” That St.

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% ...

ROME-- The State Department is warning that St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Milan's cathedral and La Scala opera house, as well as "general venues" like churches, synagogues, restaurants, theaters and ...

The doors of the bus swung shut, and the hot Italian sun frowned down on me once again. It was July in Rome, and it was my first time in the Eternal City after 22 years in the Catholic Church. Before ...

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. The funeral of Pope Francis began today at 1:30 pm (IST) in the ...

Sacred Heart Parish at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Rome hosted a ceremony August 13 to celebrate the unveiling of a historical marker donated by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. St. Peter’s was ...

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ...

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After excavations and forensic analysis, the Vatican says they reached a conclusion, ...