Rare heraldic tiles were recently discovered under wooden floors at former Basilian monastery in Chełm, Poland, offering a view into 18th-century monastic life.

St. Peter's Basilica restoration reveals centuries-old details for the first time 03:56. Pope Francis is celebrating the Vatican's traditional Christmas Eve midnight Mass in a newly restored St ...

Vatican City, Nov 13, 2024 / 12:35 pm. The Vatican and Microsoft have created a 3D digital model of St. Peter’s Basilica using the latest in artificial intelligence to offer a new way to ...

Pope Francis is celebrating the Vatican's traditional Christmas Eve midnight Mass in a newly restored St. Peter's Basilica. The restoration is part of preparations for the 2025 Jubilee Year, ...

The ceremony with Pope Francis' body, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, passes through the crowd at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP) ...

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night, closing for just one hour from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m. Thursday local ...

Pope Francis lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica on April 23, 2025. Andrea Mancini / NurPhoto via Getty Images "We came because we didn't bring them when he was alive, ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, finely detailed mosaics, and imposing marble statues, is a monument ...

Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

The pope will then be buried in a niche within the St. Mary Major Basilica, near his favorite Madonna icon.The death of Francis, who was 88, ...

Throngs of mourners are lining St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state in an open coffin ahead of funeral and burial services ...