Then, some of its inhabitants who remembered the young martyr asked for her intercession ... the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica. Although not much is known about ...

Then, St. Peter's Basilica was erected on the axis of ... believed to mark Peter’s burial near the circus where he died a martyr. It was located in the center of the Vatican necropolis in ...

PITTSBURG — As some Catholic schools close their doors due to rising costs and shifting demographics, St. Peter Martyr School is ready to mark its 75th anniversary, with students working on ...

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 ...

The body was placed in front of the altar, built on the spot where St Peter, the first pope, is believed to have been buried after dying as a martyr in the reign of Emperor Nero (54-68 AD).

Catholic cardinals performed the ritual ceremony on Wednesday to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter’s Basilica to offer three days of public viewing ...

Vatican City — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher ...

VATICAN CITY — As the words "Habemus papam!" rang out from the famed loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of people, crushed tightly together, erupted in cheers — and tears.