W hether you’re Catholic or not, it’s hard to argue with the fact that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of architecture and art.The cornerstone for this sanctified structure ...

The completed work, a masterpiece of Renaissance style with many baroque elements, is powerfully ornate. At over 23,000 square feet, St. Peter’s Basilica is home to Michelangelo's Pietà and ...

Obviously, if you're in Rome you have to visit St Peter's Basilica and when you do head towards the heart of the Vatican, ignore the guys trying to sell you fast-pass tickets. They're not your ...

Inside St. Peter’s Basilica, beneath Michelangelo’s dome, Pope Francis lies in state. For three days, tens of thousands will file past his simple coffin to pray, weep, and say goodbye to the ...

Members of the Swiss Guard stand next to the coffin containing Pope Francis' body, after it was carried from his residence at Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 23.

Cardinals attend a final Mass at St Peter’s Basilica before the conclave to elect the ... Standing before Michelangelo’s vision of heaven and hell in “The Last Judgment,” each cardinal ...

Michelangelo’s Pietà is located at St. Peter’s Basilica (which didn’t save it from abuse). The Holy Door is opened only in holy years. The top of the colonnade in St. Peter’s Square ...