Tag: St Peter’s Square

This Saturday Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from different parts of the world including Latin America, Iran, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and the Ivory Coast.

Pope Francis praised a new ceasefire reached in Lebanon, prayed for Israeli hostages and Palestinians in Gaza, and appealed to world leaders to help put an end to the war in Ukraine.

Christmas is just around the corner and the Vatican is getting prepared with this year's nativity scene from Grado, an historic seaside town near Venice.

Discoveries are being made in Rome where a lead pipe with the name of the emperor Caligula, who ruled between 37 and 41 AD was discovered less than a mile from St Peter's Square. The foundations of what was once a building along the river were also found.

As Argentina celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lady of Luján, Pope Francis has petitioned for a personal call to prayer for his homeland on this special day.

Pope Benedict XVI was a renowned theologian, a "recognised authority," who left "a rich legacy of studies and research on the fundamental truths of...

It's almost second nature, but give up a tool of the devil to divide the Church, urges Pope Francis.

The faithful and tourists are returning amid strict health measures and constant cleaning.

Visitors have brought their Baby Jesus figurines for a traditional blessing by the Pope in St Peter's Square.

The Vatican will unveil a massive Nativity scene made entirely of sand during the cold Roman winter.