Dozens of cardinals stood together in the basilica as the wooden coffin was laid on a dais in front of the altar, built on the spot where St. Peter, the first pope, is believed to have been buried ...

STORY: :: Cardinals arrive in St Peter's Basilica for mass before beginning the task of electing a new pope:: May 7, 2025:: Vatican CityThe cardinals, including the 133 expected to vote in the ...

Pope Francis’ coffin is closed and sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica in a private ceremony on Friday evening, April 25, 2025, after more than 250,000 people paid their final respects to the late ...

Canada Aug 13, 2019 Italian police arrest Somali ISIS supporter for threatening to blow up St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Men wash the steps St. Peter’s Basilica before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes, houses the remains of approximately 90 of Rome’s popes. The rest are scattered throughout other places of worship in the Vatican, Rome ...

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis' funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being laid to rest Saturday. View on euronews ...

Vatican officials unveiled plans Thursday, Jan.11, for a year-long, 700,000 euro restoration of the monumental baldacchino, or canopy, of St. Peter's Basilica, pledging to complete the first ...