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St. Peter's Basilica

The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica is seen from the rooftop at the Vatican Feb. 16, 2026. The basilica is marking the 400th anniversary of its dedication with projects that include expanded rooftop access for visitors, a streamlined online reservation system and AI-powered, real-time translations of Mass. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

For its 400th anniversary, St. Peter's Basilica to get 21st-century upgrade, Vatican announces

Courtney Mares|Feb 16, 2026|5 Min Read

The central nave of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican can be seen in this high-resolution photograph taken in 2023 by Iconem, a French startup specializing in the digitization of important cultural sites, as part of a project supported by Microsoft to create a "digital twin" of the basilica online. (CNS photo/La Basilica Di San Pietro: AI-Enhanced Experience)

Vatican, Microsoft unveil AI-generated 'digital twin' of St. Peter's

Carol Glatz|Nov 11, 2024|4 Min Read

A restoration professional cleans a statue atop the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica during restoration work at the Vatican, Oct. 8, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

From on high: A rare glimpse from the top of St. Peter's baldachin

Justin McLellan|Oct 9, 2024|4 Min Read

St. Peter's Basilica

Canopy over main altar of St. Peter's Basilica to undergo restoration

Justin McLellan|Jan 11, 2024|3 Min Read

Some 45,000 people attend Pope Francis' Easter morning Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 9, 2023. (CNS/Chris Warde-Jones)

Rediscovering the cross during Easter in Rome

Grazie Pozo Christie|Apr 25, 2023|3 Min Read

Word of God

Pope Francis confers lay ministries upon 10 people in St. Peter’s Basilica

Courtney Mares|Jan 22, 2023|4 Min Read

Projected images detailing the life of St. Peter the Apostle are seen on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 2, 2022. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli sang for thousands in St. Peter's Square as the Vatican inaugurated a two-week showing of a short film about the life of St. Peter. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Thousands attend premiere of film on St. Peter's Basilica

Cindy Wooden|Oct 3, 2022|2 Min Read

An artistic rendition shows a scene from an eight-minute film on the life and discipleship of St. Peter that will be projected onto the facade of St. Peter's Basilica. The short film, in Italian with English subtitles, will be shown every 15 minutes from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Oct. 2-16. (CNS photo/Basilica of St. Peter)

St. Peter’s Basilica to light up with video projection telling the story of first pope

Courtney Mares|Sep 20, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Francis kisses the hands of a newly ordained priest in St. Peter’s Basilica, April 25, 2021. (Vatican Media)

‘You will be shepherds like him’: Pope Francis ordains nine new priests in St. Peter’s Basilica

Catholic News Agency|Apr 25, 2021|6 Min Read

Cardinal Robert Sarah offers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for his 50th anniversary of priesthood in 2019. (Evandro Inetti/CNA)

Cardinal Sarah asks Pope Francis to reinstate individual Masses at St. Peter’s Basilica

Hannah Brockhaus|Mar 29, 2021|4 Min Read

Priests in St. Peter's Basilica process to the altar where St. John Paul II is buried at the Vatican on Feb. 13, 2020. Dozens of priests concelebrate an early morning Mass at the tomb every Thursday. (CNS photo/Cindy Wooden)

Benign, cynical readings of Vatican liturgical moves both seem plausible

John L. Allen Jr.|Mar 18, 2021|5 Min Read

A health care worker, masked for protection from COVID-19, cares for a homeless man at the Pope Francis Center in Detroit in May 2020. The pope is scheduled to mark World Day of the Poor with a Mass and charitable efforts to feed the poor and look after their medical needs. (CNS photo/Jim West)

Pandemic forces Vatican to scale down World Day of the Poor events

Catholic News Agency|Nov 12, 2020|4 Min Read

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