The man climbed the altar and “urinated under the stunned gaze of hundreds of tourists,” according to the Roman newspaper ...

A man urinated on the Altar of Confession during a holy mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Friday as tourists ...

The unidentified man circumvented barriers that surround the altar, climbed the steps and urinated on the holy structure ...

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presided over a penitential rite of reparation at the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica following a ...

This Jubilee Year of Hope is truly a gift of grace for the church, but especially for the 34 catechists from the diocese who ...

Sacred Heart Parish at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Rome hosted a ceremony August 13 to celebrate the unveiling of a historical marker donated by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. St. Peter’s was ...

Archdiocese of Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is offering a special Mass in Rome for the Newton slaying victims, with the religious leader calling the killings of a Catholic couple and their mother ...

FILE - Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ...

The doors of the bus swung shut, and the hot Italian sun frowned down on me once again. It was July in Rome, and it was my first time in the Eternal City after 22 years in the Catholic Church. Before ...

ROME – With Pope Francis remaining in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and bilateral pneumonia, the cardinals and curial officials in Rome have organized a rosary and ...

A Year of Mercy banner is seen as pilgrims prepare to walk down the main road leading to the Vatican to enter the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 21. (Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring) Listen ROME ...