Sometime between the 4th and 14th centuries, a Roman palace housed dozens of popes for hundreds of years. It existed long ...

Pope Leo XIV stands at the balcony of Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica of Saint John Lateran) after celebrating Mass, in Rome, Italy, May 25, 2025. Vincenzo Livieri/Reuters ...

As one of Rome's four major basilicas, San Giovanni in Laterano (also known as the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran) boasts a stunning display of baroque architecture and intricate frescoes. It ...

San Giovanni in Laterano The massive Christ, saints and doctors partying atop the 18th-century façade of St John Lateran are visible from afar, and the bulk of the basilica – the city seat of ...

San Giovanni in Laterano The Catholic faithful earn indulgences for visits to this vast, impersonal, overdecorated basilica.

The square is located near the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, the oldest papal basilica in the city. During renovation work at the piazza last year, researchers came across complex ...

Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome’s oldest and most important basilica, San Giovanni in Laterano is still active and regarded as the mother church of the catholic religion.

“The discoveries of Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano are yet another demonstration of the richness of the territory of Rome, an inexhaustible mine of archaeological treasures,” said Gennaro ...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass during the Feast of Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) at St. Giovanni in Laterano Basilica, in Rome, on May 26, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi ...