But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran. We associate popes with St. Peter's Basilica ... of 17th century architect Francesco ...

Pope John Paul II has been buried in St Peter's Basilica after a funeral in Rome watched by tens of thousands of people, including 200 world leaders. The vast crowd of pilgrims packed St Peter's ...

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 architecture and art. The cornerstone for this sanctified structure ...

With near-mystical quality, the future pope preached that day about his immediate predecessor, John Paul I, and his first predecessor, St. Peter: The succession of Peter, the summons to the office ...

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis after his death last month. The Mass comes before the private ...

St Peter’s Basilica was kept open almost all night on Wednesday, April 23, to accommodate huge crowds of mourners The church closed for just one hour Visitors can continue to pay their ...