Ongoing restoration work within St. Peter's Basilica is providing a rare glimpse into centuries-old details that have been obscured by time and grime. The meticulous cleaning and examination are ...

Faithful are backdropped by Michelangelo's Pieta' as they walk through the St. Peter's Basilica holy door on the occasion of ...

The Pope’s body was transferred from Casa Santa Marta, his Vatican residence, to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, April 23, with Cardinal Kevin Farrell presiding over the rite of translation.

Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics on Tuesday and showed up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony, thrilling the kids and receiving a rock star’s welcome in the first ...

A pilgrim carries a cross as participants in the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers walk through the Holy ...

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States.

Pope Leo XIV delivers his homily during the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity and the Jubilee of Sport on June 15, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to bless the crowd below on May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press ...

When Leo appeared for the first time before the Mass began, standing up in the famous open-top white popemobile as it pulled into the piazza in front of St. Peter’s Basilica shortly after 9 a.m ...

Andres Novoa, 33, from the Archdiocese of Miami, held up one of the few American flags in St. Peter's Square after the announcement of Pope Leo IV as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church on May ...