The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

Hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday to pay ... He recalled the fear and sadness of the apostles after Jesus’ death and said the image represents ...

The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...

St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes ... Pope Clement XIV is also buried in the Basilica of the Holy Twelve Apostles in Rome. The Church of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli ...

The body of Pope Francis, laid out in an open coffin, was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City to St. Peter's Basilica. Red-hatted ...

Easter lilies still adorned the sanctuary at St. Peter the Apostle Church on South Fifth Street in Reading on Monday evening. The joy of Easter Sunday turned into sorrow on Easter Monday as Berks ...

"At Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in downtown Jackson, a portrait of the pope is draped in black, and another image is placed at the altar with a red cloth representing Francis as a successor to ...

In its standard design, the name of the current pope is inscribed above a picture of St. Peter the Apostle. The ring often features an image of Saint Peter, one of Jesus Christ’s apostles and ...