Pilgrims coming to Rome will have the opportunity to see the newly restored tomb of one of the first Catholic popes.

When the papacy returned to Rome in 1377 following the Avignon period, Pope Gregory XI chose to reside at the Vatican, near the tomb of St. Peter ... Pope Pius VII, eventually expelling him.

The pope visited the basilica and tomb of St. Paul two days after the Mass for the inauguration of his Petrine ministry in St. Peter's Square. It was part of a series of visits to the city's major ...

JD Vance visited the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of St. Mary Major yesterday. "He was beloved by many Catholics around the world, and I hope you will join me in praying for the repose of ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected as the Catholic Church's 267th leader on Thursday. The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling ...

Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on May 10, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and hours after vowing to humbly follow in his predecessor's footsteps. Vatican ...

Giulio took the name Clement VII when elected pope himself in 1524 ... Alessandro Algardi, The tomb of Pope Leo XI, St Peter's Basilica, 1644 (erected 1652) Russell Mountford / Alamy Stock ...

At this tomb in the XNUMXth century ... He succeeded Pope Gregory XIII (May 13, 1572 to on April 10, 1585, where he was succeeded by Pope Urban VII (September 15-23, 1590. He was the child of an ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just ... Leo celebrated a private Mass near the tomb of St. Peter and prayed at the tombs of several past popes in the grottoes ...