Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and ... The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized for five weeks in February ...

Vatican City: The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica nicknamed “God’s ...

“Those who play with St. Peter’s Basilica in Minecraft Education have the opportunity to try their hand at creative architectural ... Eleven-year-old Michael Sterpi was one of the lucky ...

ROME (CNS) -- Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces ... be an explorer-restorer of the 519-year-old basilica thanks to a new online educational ...

“Those who play with St. Peter’s Basilica in Minecraft Education ... about the basilica’s history, art and architecture. Eleven-year-old Michael Sterpi was one of the lucky students selected ...

The 14,000-ton, five-century-old dome of St. Peter’s Basilica will debut new lighting this coming Easter to further enhance Michelangelo’s magnificent work. According to Vatican News ...

Pope Francis, who is recovering from life-threatening pneumonia, made an unscheduled visit to St Peter’s Basilica yesterday ... comes as the 88-year-old Catholic leader recovers at the Vatican ...

The 88-year-old pope was not wearing nasal tubes for supplemental oxygen, as he had during a similar appearance last Sunday. On his way back to St. Peter’s Basilica from where he had emerged ...

The 88-year-old pontiff was brought in a wheelchair ... On his way back to St. Peter's Basilica from where he had emerged, Francis blessed a rosary and offered candy to a boy who greeted him.

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his ...