Read the story below, from Zenit.org. The sketch, dated 1563 and "presumed to have been drawn by Michelangelo," is believed to be a design for a cupola at St. Peter's Basilica. VATICAN CITY, DEC ...

VATICAN CITY – A 450-year-old receipt has provided proof that Michelangelo kept a private room in St. Peter’s Basilica while working as the pope’s chief architect, Vatican experts said.

Photo taken on press tour of the “Pétros ení” exhibit at the Vatican, part of the Microsoft La Basilica Di San Pietro: AI-Enhanced Experience, a virtual 3D model of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Today the Fabbrica di San Pietro is an important institution in charge of maintaining the building and welcoming pilgrims (who number between 30 and 50 thousand a day) and owes much of its fame to the ...

Father Enzo Fortunato, Communications Director of St Peter’s Papal Basilica Fabbrica di San Pietro, Vatican And the technology serves another vital purpose: preservation for future generations.

San Pietro in Vincoli. Pope Julius II recruited Michelangelo to design his tomb at St. Peter’s Basilica in 1505, but the work would go on for almost 30 years.

Hundreds are still preserved in the Vatican and, beginning on the feast of the Visitation of Mary May 31, 15 of them from throughout Italy will be on display in St. Peter's Basilica. The exhibit, ...