Click to open image viewer. The Vatican issued a set of thirteen stamps on April 23, 1953, to commemorate St. Peter’s Basilica and various popes whose pontificates marked particular stages of Old and ...

Online visitors can navigate the Vatican basilica’s mosaics, the cupola, the underground necropolis and Peter’s tomb. A ticketed, in-person experience is also designed for the jubilee year, plus a ...

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke celebrates an old Latin Mass for pilgrims in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen VATICAN CITY — A top ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Vatican issued a set of thirteen ...

Formally known as the Cathedra Sancti Petri Apostoli, or more simply as Cathedra Petri, the chair has held a revered place in Catholic tradition over the centuries, representing papal authority from ...

Consecrated by Pope Urban VIII on Nov. 18, 1626, St. Peter’s Basilica continues to welcome people of every country and creed to the tomb of the first pope. The vast church has drawn the faithful to ...

VATICAN CITY — A top American cardinal celebrated a traditional Latin Mass on Saturday in St. Peter’s Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV, thrilling traditionalist Catholics who had ...