The Prussian government and the city of Cologne restarted construction using rediscovered medieval plans, and "God's Eternal Building Site" was finally finished in 1880. At the time, the 516-foot ...

By mid-career, as he became busier with large ... St. Peter's interior. From 1624 to 1633, he designed and oversaw the construction of a massive bronze baldacchino, or canopy, above St. Peter's tomb.

Some visitors arrived before dawn so that they could get in at 7 a.m. when the tomb first opened. An estimated 200,000 people also attended a special Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday by ...

In the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, with the sunshine glinting across the bronze canopy that towers over ... a sacred space in front of the main tomb of St. Peter, whom Catholics believe ...

Cardinal Robert Prevostmade his first public appearance as the new pope on Thursday evening, stepping onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica shortly after white smoke rose from the Sistine ...

The Vatican has extended the viewing period for his body, lying in state for three days, to accommodate the large influx of mourners ... religious landmarks—St. Peter’s Basilica. With its towering ...

Pope Francis’ tomb is made of Ligurian (Italian ... although I live near the Vatican and used to go to St. Peter’s, I often come to Mass here,” Antonieta said. Antonieta, pictured here ...

The Vatican on Monday evening hosted a praying of the Rosary in St. Peter’s Square following the death of Pope Francis earlier in the day. Thousands of Catholics gathered together in prayer for ...

Francis’ coffin was laid at the Altar of the Confessio, a sacred space in front of the main above the tomb of St. Peter, the first pope. Cardinals in the basilica approached the coffin in pairs ...