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St. Peter’s Holy Door sealed Jan. 16

The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, the last of four papal basilicas for the Jubilee of Hope,

Pope Leo XIV closes St. Peter’s Holy Door, concluding Jubilee of Hope

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, bringing the ordinary holy year
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Mass during the Night in a packed St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas night: Make room for others

Pope Leo XIV, at Christmas Mass during the Night, said Christ’s birth brings light into the world’s darkness
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 21, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV revives tradition during first Christmas of his pontificate

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Christmas at the Vatican by reviving the tradition of offering Christmas Mass

Tourism operators celebrate religious dimension of work at jubilee pilgrimage in Rome

About 400 people participated in a Jubilee of Tourism pilgrimage in Rome on Monday evening, celebrating the unique

Pope Leo XIV entrusts pontificate to the Virgin of Guadalupe

On Dec. 12, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Mass on the solemnity of Our Lady of

Swedish choir honors St. Lucy with songs in St. Peter’s Basilica

A Swedish youth choir marked the feast of St. Lucy by singing at a Mass at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV urges mercy, reform as Jubilee of Prisoners closes Holy Year

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday presided over the final major celebration of the Holy Year, calling for renewed

Pope Leo centralizes oversight of St. Peter’s and St. Mary Major basilicas

Pope Leo XIV has issued a new decree revising the financial and administrative norms governing the basilicas of
The main altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. | Credit: Jorge Royan (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Pope Leo centralizes oversight of Two Roman Major Basilicas

Pope Leo XIV has issued a new decree revising the financial and administrative norms governing the basilicas of

3 things to know about the 2 papal basilicas dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome

Nov. 18 is celebrated in the Catholic Church as the feast day of the Dedication of the Basilicas

3 things to know about the 2 papal basilicas dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome

Nov. 18 is celebrated in the Catholic Church as the feast day of the Dedication of the Basilicas

Vatican 101: Fascinating Facts About the Vatican

Become a Quick “Expert” on the Holy See 1. The Vatican Is the Smallest Country in the World

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in suffrage for deceased prelates

Pope Leo XIV on Monday presided over a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in suffrage for the late

Pope Leo XIV to offer All Souls’ Day Mass at Rome’s largest cemetery

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate All Souls’ Day with Mass for the faithful departed at Rome’s largest cemetery as

Cardinal presides over act of reparation in St. Peter’s following desecration of altar

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica and vicar general of the pope for Vatican City, presided

Man desecrates altar of St. Peter’s Basilica

A man urinated on the Altar of Confession of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday before being taken away

Pope Leo thanks Knights of Columbus for generosity to Vatican, service to communities

Pope Leo XIV on Monday met with leaders of the Knights of Columbus, whom he thanked for their

Vatican: Holy Lance of St. Longinus, Pope Francis returns to Vatican, 24 Hours for the Lord

Lenten traditions in Rome and the Vatican showing the lance which pierced the side of Jesus and Pope Francis returns to Casa Santa Marta. Exploring the Church's teaching on annulments.

The Holy Lance of St. Longinus: A Lenten Tradition at St. Peter’s Basilica

A unique rite takes place in St. Peter’s Basilica on the Saturday of the First Week of Lent: the exposition of the Holy Lance of St. Longinus.

Vatican Unveils the Holy Lance: A Solemn Tribute to the Soldier of Faith, Saint Longinus

The Lance of Saint Longinus | Lenten traditions in St. Peter’s Basilica
Cardinal George Pell leads Eucharistic adoration and a Eucharistic procession at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) in Rome on May 18, 2021. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Funeral of Cardinal George Pell to be at Vatican on Saturday

The Mass will be celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. The funeral Mass
The coffin of Pope Benedict XVI is prepared for interment in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 5, 2023. | Vatican Media

How to visit the tomb of Benedict XVI

The Vatican crypt will reopen to the public on Jan. 8. Benedict XVI was buried in the crypt

What is Happening at the Vatican Following the Death of Pope Benedict XVI

The body of former Pontiff, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, has been moved to St. Peter’s Basilica. According to

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