The keys to heavenBeneath Michelangelo’s great dome, the high altar of the Basilica of St. Peter in ... to look down on the section below the high altar where Peter’s tomb is believed to ...

April 24 (UPI) --Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated ... but growing unrest over austerity measures and cuts to healthcare, education and pensions ...

For centuries, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican has stood as one of the world’s most awe-inspiring landmarks—home to breathtaking art, architecture, and stories that have shaped history.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state for three days ahead of his ...

ROME (CNS) -- Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint’s underground tomb as well as interact with its caretakers and archeologists to ...

(NewsNation) — St. Peter’s Basilica extended its hours again Thursday to accommodate the tens of thousands of people lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis. The basilica remained open ...

The Latest: Pope Francis Lies in State at St. Peter's Basilica Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the ...

The pope, 88, arrived at the basilica to pray and greet visitors. Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil and ...

Vatican City — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher ...

(CNN) — A ceremony that will lead to the transferring of Pope Francis’ coffin from his residence to St Peter’s Basilica, where he will lie in state before his funeral on Saturday, is underway.