The pontiff will be laid to rest after a Mass in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The first Jesuit and first ...

Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity ...

One of the most significant restorations is of Bernini's Baldachin ... Also restored is the Chair of St. Peter, an important ...

The office of pope, successor of St. Peter, has always been steeped in symbolism. But as popes came and went, one symbol has ...

The pontiff went directly to the monumental Chair of St. Peter ... which also included the cleaning of St. Peter’s baldachin, another of Bernini’s masterpieces. This was Pope Francis’ second public ...

"How do you move Piazza San Pietro?" Like that grand piazza, which Bernini designed in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, the enormous marble sculptures for which the artist is best ...

The Vatican on Thursday unveiled plans for a yearlong restoration of the monumental baldacchino, or canopy, over the main altar of St Peter’s Basilica, pledging to complete the work on Bernini ...