VATICAN CITY — Restorers put the finishing touches Tuesday on the ornate canopy covering the main altar in St. Peter's Basilica, which has been covered in scaffolding for months during the first ...

The canopy's four massive twisting columns, featuring gilded cherubs and laurel branches, were inspired by the marble columns that surrounded St Peter’s tomb in the ancient basilica, which stood ...

Vatican City (CNN) — In the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, with the sunshine glinting across the bronze canopy that towers ... space in front of the main tomb of St. Peter, whom Catholics ...