The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's ...

How Pope Francis changed the rules for papal burial 02:20. Vatican City — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that ...

And so, the majestic basilica is literally built on the bones of St. Peter, just as upon this first pope, who declared to the Lord Jesus — “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God ...

The Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful with an American-style publicity pitch, an effort ...

A new rite published by the Vatican on Thursday will allow priests to celebrate a Mass to exhort Catholics to exercise care ...

The corpse of Pope Francis has arrived Saint Peter’s Basilica as part of his final funeral rites. His remains was carried up the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica and into the Vatican. This rite ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City to St. Peter's Basilica.

According to the Vatican, the wooden seat was likely given by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Bald to Pope John VIII in A.D. 875 for the emperor’s Christmas coronation in the old St. Peter ...

Vatican City, Nov 9, 2024 / 06:00 am. For the first time in over a century, the historic Chair of St. Peter, a wooden throne symbolizing the pope’s magisterial authority, has been removed from ...

The body of Pope Francis will be moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public mourning for an Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor ...

Throngs of mourners are lining St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state in an open coffin ahead of funeral and burial services ...