From Egyptian obelisks and imperial tombs to recycled Roman columns and Bernini’s towering baldacchino, St Peter’s Basilica is built from the remains of ancient Rome. Step inside to discover how pagan ...

Although traditionally a jubilee only happens every 25 years, the Holy Door is slated to reopen for a special 2033 Jubilee ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, bringing the ordinary holy year to an end — a time of ...

The Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, presided over a private rite on Friday evening to seal the ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, ...

ROME: On the occasion of the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, on 6 January 2026, Pope Leo XIV will close the Holy Door ...

The ceremony, known as la muratura, was held privately inside the basilica and presided over by Mauro Gambetti, the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica. It followed the official closing of the Holy ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass on the Day of the Epiphany of the Lord inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, ...