The structure, which is positioned over the basilica's main altar to provide a ceremonial covering for the tomb of St. Peter underneath, was completed from the 1620s to 1630s on Pope Urban VIII ...

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Every church has at least one, for a crucifix must be present when Mass is said. Stations of the Cross are a major devotion, especially during Lent. Also, every Catholic home should have a crucifix.

In this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the Mass, the same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross is ... The Catholic Church has always offered ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Restorers put the finishing touches Tuesday on the ornate canopy covering the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica, which has been covered in scaffolding for months during ...

But, the Bergen County Catholic church ... created the eight-foot-long crucifix above the altar. The Paterson-based Peragallo Pipe Organ Company built the organ, church officials said.

A wooden throne that tradition claims belonged to the Apostle Saint Peter, the leader of the Early Christians in Rome and first Pope, and which he used as Bishop of Rome is shown, Tuesday, Oct. 8, ...

A 10-month project to restore the giant bronze-and-wood canopy in the middle of St Peter's Basilica is nearing completion, ...

Interviews with experts on Catholic social and cultural trends supplemented the reporting. Here are several ways to understand the Catholic Church's ... point out broad cross-country migration ...

Stand-up comedian Bovi has spoken out against a Catholic Priest who slapped an altar boy for failing to steady a microphone during a wedding proceeding. The incident, captured on video ...