Feb. 22, is the Feast of the Chair of Peter. It may seem strange to have a feast celebrating an article of furniture until we ...

The feast of the Chair has ancient origins. Some of the earliest complete Christian calendars date to the sixth century, and ...

Local Catholics and jubilee pilgrims in Rome are praying for Pope Francis’ recovery as he marks one week in the hospital for ...

But Francis was also echoing St. Peter’s own recognition of his sinfulness, as he responded to Jesus when he first called him ...

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

The beloved religious institution is now the Basilica of St. Edward, just as church officials begin to plan a centenary ...

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has urged the faithful to join the Holy Hour today at 5 p.m. at the Manila ...

Besides the Holy Doors, other factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto ... with 32 million pilgrims expected ...

For the Jubilee of Hope, an American artist has created an installation mapping the “soundscape” of one of the historic bells of St. Peter’s Basilica ... events in Rome organized for ...

Fr. Clive Dytor is one of many married ex-Anglican clergy who quit the Church of England in the wake of its 1992 decision to ...

Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors said ...