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Pope lying in state draws tens of thousands to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican
So many mourners lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis that the Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night to ...
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Trump, Zelenskyy meet face-to-face in St. Peter’s Basilica
The meeting inside St. Peter’s Basilica marked the presidents’ first face-to-face meeting since a tense February Oval Office ...
Bells toll as Pope Francis’ body is transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica for 3 days of public viewing
The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived ...
How coincidence and diplomacy drove a consequential meeting between Trump and Zelensky inside St. Peter’s
Inside the soaring nave of St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, the quiet hush of world leaders paying respects to the late Pope ...
Where is the Basilica of Saint Mary the Major? The reason why Francis chose it rather than St. Peter’s
The Pope will be buried in one of the four papal basilicas in Rome and one of the five patriarchal basilicas, out of his ...