St. Peter's Basilica Archives

Photographing Palm Sunday where the pope usually celebrates funerals

Apr 6, 2020

Pope Francis celebrated a somber Palm Sunday Mass in a location he goes to most frequently for the funerals of deceased cardinals.

By Paul Haring

St. John Paul showed how to face suffering by embracing God, Mary

Apr 2, 2020

Remembering St. John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession and trust in Divine Mercy, especially during these “difficult days” of the coronavirus pandemic.

By Carol Glatz

Francis on Friday delivered an iconic image that stirred a country’s soul

Mar 29, 2020

In one fell swoop Friday night, Francis not only delivered what seems destined to become the most iconic image of the pandemic, he effectively shut down what had been a mounting undercurrent of criticism about the supposed “invisibility” and “silence” of the Church.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Vatican closes St. Peter’s Square, Basilica to tourists through April 3

Mar 10, 2020

In cooperation with Italian emergency measures, the Vatican has closed St. Peter’s Square and Basilica to tourists starting March 10 through April 3.

By Carol Glatz

U.S. Eastern Catholic bishops celebrate liturgy at tomb of St. Peter

Feb 18, 2020

Faith is not something people put on like a piece of cloth that is easy to change, but is more like skin, which “is inseparable from us,” said Bishop Mikael A. Mouradian, leader of the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg, which covers the United States and Canada.

By Cindy Wooden

Eastern Catholic churches are one in faith, says U.S. Syro-Malabar bishop

Feb 17, 2020

While the Eastern Catholic churches have different liturgies that highlight centuries-old cultural and religious traditions, they all remain united in their commitment to serve Christ and his church, said Bishop Jacob Angadiath of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago.

By Junno Arocho Esteves