MORE than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St Peter’s Basilica, ...

Pope Urban VIII commissioned Bernini in 1624 to design and build the enormous canopy over the Papal Altar of the Confession, ...

emblazoned with the Papal Tiara and Crossed Keys. Delighted by the priests’ success, His Holiness despatched to them the Apostolic Benediction. Contact us at letters@time.com ...

CNA explains what was behind the viral photo of Pope Francis sitting before an ancient wooden chair during the first day of ...

"The synod is wrestling with how to permit pastoral differences between the churches while guaranteeing the pope's authority ...

The Movie, The Play to a woman who thinks she’s a boat, this year’s Fringe is in full swing. Read our ever-growing list of ...

The coat of arms on the white portion consists of two crossed keys of St. Peter, and a three-tiered papal tiara on top. Though introduced in 1825, it was officially adopted on June 8, 1929.

How should you greet a pope? For centuries, it was Catholic tradition to kiss the papal foot. Nowadays, many faithful choose to bow and kiss the papal ring. Conservative Catholics, who routinely ...

43.5 x 35.2 cm. (17.1 x 13.9 in.) ...

Above the magnificent high altar, God the Father is enthroned on a three-dimensionally depicted mercy seat with the triple papal tiara (papal crown). The sight gains even more intensity when you ...

More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica, ...

While the cherubs holding the St. Peter’s keys and the papal tiara at the top of the structure may appear as small details from the ground 94 feet below, up close the chubby cherubs are actually ...