Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil ...

The Maria Clementina Sobieska Memorial in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Credit: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons After James III’s death and royal funeral in Rome in ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff ...

The recent restoration of the funerary monument of Urban VIII is displayed to journalists inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

The Five Families Ensemble features bandleader Monk Rowe on woodwinds and keyboards; Liz Ingersoll on violin and vocals; ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism ...

The vice president was not scheduled to personally meet with the Pope on his trip, amid speculation he might. However, he was ...

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 ...

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square.

ROME (AP) — Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, when the convalescing ...