Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...

Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, where Bernini's gorgeous ... stained-glass Dove of the Holy Spirit window at the basilica’s apse. The historic wooden Chair of St. Peter as it is ...

you have the apse with the throne of the bishop" in a medieval revival style from the 19th century, "and a baroque nave." ...

Bearing witness to centuries of history, these Gothic, Romanesque or Baroque monuments are uniquely recognizable by their ...

Situated on the outskirts of ancient Rome along the still-visible Aurelian Walls is the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the ...

The second order has a large central window, with, at the sides, four large statues of St. Peter ... interior follows a common basilica plan, with a nave and two aisles divided by two pilasters, and ...

Online visitors can navigate the Vatican basilica’s mosaics, the cupola, the underground necropolis and Peter’s tomb. A ...

Microsoft teams with the Vatican and French startup Iconem to create an intricately detailed digital twin of St. Peter’s ...