Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

Local Catholics and jubilee pilgrims in Rome are praying for Pope Francis’ recovery as he marks one week in the hospital for ...

The altar is considered one of the holiest sites in Christianity having been built above the tomb of Saint Peter, who in the religion's tradition was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ.

When a pope dies, after the camerlengo certifies the passing, the pope's ring is removed and destroyed to mark the end of his ...

Besides the Holy Doors, other factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to ...

A man jumped onto the altar of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Friday, knocking off six candelabra worth about 30,000 ...

Mobile phone footage circulating on social media showed a man standing on the altar under the towering Baldachin canopy.

Security staff at the Vatican have apprehended a man after he jumped on to the main altar in St Peter’s Basilica and damaged ...

kicking off the candelabra and then removing the white altar cloth before officers stepped in. The altar was built above the tomb of Saint Peter, who in the Christian tradition was one of the Twelve ...

With a radiant smile, pediatric physician María Dolores Rosique recounts with renewed faith her testimony of healing after ...