Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

St. Peter's tomb is located beneath the altar of St. Peter's basilica in Vatican City, close to an area where the saint is ...

The structure, which is positioned over the basilica’s main altar to provide a ceremonial covering for the tomb of St. Peter underneath, was completed from the 1620s to 1630s on Pope Urban VIII ...

Bearing witness to centuries of history, these Gothic, Romanesque or Baroque monuments are uniquely recognizable by their ...

Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Pope Urban VIII commissioned Bernini in 1624 to design and build the enormous canopy over the Papal Altar of the Confession, located directly over the tomb of St. Peter ...

It has a long history of being strongly linked with Christianity as the site of Saint Peter's tomb as well as being filled with famous churches, museums and beautiful gardens that millions visit ...

Italian MEP pleads innocence as Hungary pushes to lift immunity, Vatican to unveil restored Saint Peter's Baldachin this ...

The structure, which is positioned over the basilica’s main altar to provide a ceremonial covering for the tomb of St. Peter underneath, was completed from the 1620s to 1630s on Pope Urban VIII ...