Whether you’re Catholic or not, it’s hard to argue with the fact that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of architecture and art. The cornerstone for this sanctified structure ...

VATICAN CITY — As the words "Habemus papam!" rang out from the famed loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of people, crushed tightly together, erupted in cheers — and tears.

Pope Francis’s funeral procession will depart from St. Peter’s Basilica, the epicenter of Catholicism, and head toward the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of Rome’s most important Marian ...

The procession, which passed through St. Peter's Square, lasted a little under 40 minutes ... was carried up the steps and into St. Peter’s Basilica. The public will be able to file past ...

Catholic cardinals performed the ritual ceremony on Wednesday to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter’s Basilica to offer three days of public viewing ...

Pope Francis was brought in solemn procession to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where the late pontiff will lie in state for three days for mourners to pay their final respects and ...

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, said they chose the release ... of the son of God” and to place the game under his patronage. The game’s emphasis on learning ...

There are 135 cardinals under age 80 and eligible to vote ... friend to all of us,’’ said Micale Sales, visiting St. Peter’s Basilica from Brazil. “I think he spread a positive message ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the basilica, escorted by a procession of ...