MORE than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St Peter’s Basilica, ...

The cardinal’s trip to Moscow is to “evaluate further efforts to promote family reunification of Ukrainian children and the ...

The ecumenical prayer vigil Oct. 11 was held in Roman Protomartyrs Square inside Vatican City. The square is believed to be ...

Pope Urban VIII commissioned Bernini in 1624 to design and build the enormous canopy over the Papal Altar of the Confession, ...

Restorers have put the finishing touches on the ornate canopy covering the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica, which has been ...

He decried “the spirit of evil that foments war,” citing John 8:44, that this spirit is “murderous from the beginning” and “a ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis launched the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Tuesday by asking forgiveness for a ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had a private audience with Pope Francis for the third time. Source: Vatican News ...

What real changes can we expect from the Synod on Synodality? How is the Vatican responding to the rapidly expanding war in ...

Gilded canopy restored at Vatican basilica Experts conducting the first renovation in 250 years of a towering altar canopy in the Vatican provided a sneak peek of their progress on Tuesday, with ...

After submitting an email address on the webpage OremusProSynodo.org, the name of one of the 368 voting members (also called ...

The Vatican has announced that the completed restorations on the soaring baldacchino over the central altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini will be unveiled on Oct. 27.