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Bonnie Prince Charlie' — the ill-fated Catholic Stuart claimant to the British throne — is entombed in marble splendor within ...

The Sistine Chapel is actually quite small Given ... commissioned by Pope Julius II to work on his tomb in the new basilica of St Peter’s. “For reasons we don’t know exactly,” explains ...

Since St. Peter's Basilica is one of Rome's best free activities ... however: going through the Sistine Chapel. There is a passage from the Vatican Museums into the Basilica, but it's closed ...

On Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil.” ...

A Mass was held in St. Peter's Basilica Friday in honor of Pope Francis ... was held for the Diplomatic Corps inside the Pauline Chapel, and came a day after the Argentine marked 12 years since ...

The impressive dome ceiling in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome.Credit: Getty Images However, the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is not the only one in Rome. And the one inside the Basilica ...

On Sunday, April 6, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered ... is normally kept in a chapel that lies behind a balcony above a colossal statue of the saint ...