As on every fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome displayed the Veil of Veronica for public veneration. But what ...

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

This cloth, according to tradition, was used to wipe the face of Jesus on his way to Calvary and bears the true image of ...

Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and greet the faithful.

St. Peter’s Basilica is pictured during a press tour to present the recent restoration of the funerary monuments of Popes ...

Bonnie Prince Charlie” — the ill-fated Catholic Stuart claimant to the British throne — is entombed in marble splendor within ...

The Vatican unveiled the revered relic known as the Spear of Longinus, also referred to as the Spear of Destiny, during the Lent 'Statio' in St. Peter's Basilica ... of the Lance of Longinus ...

ROME (CNS) -- Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces ... part of the school’s pilgrimage to the Holy Door for the Holy Year and the game was ...

Minecraft, the popular video game known for its blocky, pixelated graphics, has launched a new educational edition that challenges students to explore and restore St. Peter’s Basilica.

From the Veronica loggia, the relic, also known as the Holy ... relic of the lance of St. Longinus, the Veil of Veronica occupies a place of great importance within St. Peter’s Basilica.