Richard Williamson, former English bishop of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), died on Wednesday at the age of 84 ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

Mary Immaculate, who from the first moment of her conception was privileged to escape the stain of original sin, also has been given the privilege of escaping the corruption of the tomb. It is her ...

Battling spiritual aridity? Following the wisdom of St. Teresa of Ávila and other saints, here’s how patience, gratitude and the sacraments can bring you back to peace. Peter Paul Rubens, “St ...

The Jubilee Year of Hope anthem in the Catholic Church of England and Wales is in reggae-pop style from Ooberfuse and the nuns of Walsingham, marking a change ...

Every year, millions of visitors to Rome head to the Vatican City for religious services and to visit St. Peter’s Basilica ... which is part of the Tomb of Pope Julius II.

Pope Francis ... visit to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Feb. 1, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media Drawing from the Gospel of John’s account of Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb, Francis ...

A photo posted on X by one of Le Pen’s daughters appeared to show parts of the stone tomb – which is shared with other deceased members of the family – were smashed to bits. The damage was ...

He argued that the Sistine Chapel ceiling is inherently tied to the commission of the tomb, including its artistic design. In 1505, Michelangelo traveled to Rome. Pope Julius II requested that ...

Q: Where is the tomb of the Virgin Mary and what is its significance ... and is based on the assumption that Mary spent the last years of her earthly pilgrimage in the company of St. John -- to whom ...