St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro) is the massive open-air plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667.

What it was like inside St. Peter's Square when the new pope was announced As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated ...

The St. Peter Area Chamber of Commerce is once again hosting St. Peter’s annual Fourth of July festivities. Join the ...

Hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday to pay homage to Pope Francis on the second of nine days the Vatican has set aside to mourn the beloved pontiff, who ...

A packed St. Peter's Square reacts with joy to the new pope Habemus Papam, the College of Cardinals has elected a pope, and the crowd in Vatican Square went wild.

Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on Sunday, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since ...

On Sunday morning, the outdoor Mass in St. Peter’s Square, attended by an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, began with words (in Latin) from the Gospel of St. Matthew: “You are Peter … and on this ...

Pope Francis speaks during the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square, after celebrating a Mass for the Feast of Rome's Patrons Saints Peter and Paul, at the Vatican ...

As of June 1, about 40 households had signed leases for apartments ranging in size from 613 square feet one-bedrooms to 2,100 ...

“More than a pope, he was a fatherly figure for us migrants,” said Virginia Munos Ramires, 30, an El Salvador native, as she held onto a railing in St. Peter’s Square under the beating sun.

While there is buzz in town about the 250th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Bunker Hill being staged at Stage Fort ...