Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

Pope Francis also praised the “important priestly presence” of military chaplains, pointing to the moral and spiritual ...

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that ...

Saint Peter Claver is remembered for baptizing more than 300,000 people, many of them slaves. As an ordained priest, Peter Claver primarily provided spiritual guidance to the numerous slaves who ...