Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, ...

The 200-year-old conifer from a forest in the Ledro Valley was supposed to end up in St. Peter's Square to be unveiled on Dec ...

Online visitors can navigate the Vatican basilica’s mosaics, the cupola, the underground necropolis and Peter’s tomb. A ...

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After excavations and DNA tests, the Vatican says they reached a conclusion, but some ...

A shocking decision to chop down ancient fir trees for Christmas has sparked outrage. Find out why thousands are demanding ...

A young woman in a Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt approached the Trevi Fountain, turned around and waited for her boyfriend to get ...

Vatican City is one of the world’s smallest countries but is home to the world’s largest church by interior size - the St ...

A 30-metre-high, 200-year-old Norway spruce is to decorate St. Peter's Square in Rome during the Christmas season. But the ...

The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the ...

Critics say the tradition of gifting a tree to the Vatican’s Christmas display is a ‘useless sacrifice’ and is against the ...

Tents set up in St Peter's Square have been moved ahead of the Remembrance Day parade this weekend. A 'red tent camp' has been in place near Central Library and the Town Hall in recent weeks.

It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...