But choosing St. Peter’s Basilica as a final resting place has ... a place “where statues, mosaics, paintings and inscriptions were displayed as relics of the venerated and lost church.” ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio. He’s the blockbuster artist ...

Faithful wave flags from the United States as they wait for Pope Leo XIV to appear at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's ...

Standing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica with a large crowd of people in St. Peter's square, Leo XIV spoke in both Italian and Spanish. Here's a translation of his speech: Peace be with you ...

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. Born Robert Francis Prevost on Chicago’s South Side, the ...

As the bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled, signaling the election of a new pope, American Catholics gathered in Rome expressed both surprise and hope for the future of the church. Among them was ...

More of Caravaggio’s religious paintings are in chapels downtown Rome. The Conversion of Saul, an early version of which is ...