The most recent was Clement IX (1667–1669). Before him, Popes Paul V, Clement VIII, Sixtus V, Pius V, Nicholas IV, and Honorius III were all interred there between the 13th and 17th centuries.

The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron who oversaw the construction of the main papal chapel in the 15th century. But it was a later pontiff, Pope Julius II, who commissioned the ...

The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron who oversaw the construction of the main papal chapel in the 15th century. But it was a later pontiff, Pope Julius II, who commissioned the ...

Construction of the current basilica began around 432 under Pope Sixtus III. The basilica holds some of the Church’s most important relics, including an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus ...

Construction of the current basilica began around 432 under Pope Sixtus III. The basilica holds some of the Church's most important relics, including an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the baby ...

Construction of the current basilica began around 432 under Pope Sixtus III. The basilica holds some of the Church’s most important relics, including an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the baby ...

The basilica also houses the tombs of Honorius III, Nicholas IV, Saint Pius V, Sixtus V, Paul V, Clement VIII, and Clement IX. The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls contains the ...

Her musical journey commenced at the age of 5 when she started playing the violin as part of an after-school program at YCIS in Shanghai. By the age of 11, she became a student of the esteemed Takako ...

The church as it stands today was commissioned by Pope Sixtus III in the year 431. The mosaics date from that time, and the interior also boasts Classical columns plundered from other buildings, ...

Pope Francis is a historical figure, the first Pope from Latin America and the first member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) to sit on the throne of Peter. He breathed his last after struggling for ...