St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro) is the massive open-air plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667.

Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa and Latin America are demanding climate justice for the parts of the world most affected ...

Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on Sunday, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since ...

What it was like inside St. Peter's Square when the new pope was announced As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated ...

Under a partly cloudy sky and with temperatures in the 70s, several hundred worshipers gathered Sunday morning under two ...

Hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday to pay homage to Pope Francis on the second of nine days the Vatican has set aside to mourn the beloved pontiff, who ...

A packed St. Peter's Square reacts with joy to the new pope Habemus Papam, the College of Cardinals has elected a pope, and the crowd in Vatican Square went wild.

Francis' funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. U.S. President Donald Trump said he and ...

St. Peter’s Square was illuminated by candlelight the night of Saturday, May 20, 2023, as pilgrims prayed the rosary in a procession in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.