A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th ...

The man tried to rip off the cloth, as well as kicking down antique candelabra worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

Pope Francis has told soldiers, police and other law enforcement officials from around the world that armed force can only be ...

The perpetrator broke several candelabra, worth tens of thousands of Euros, and then ripped off the covering on Saint Peter's tomb before being tackled by security.

Over the Feb. 8-9 weekend, approximately 30,000 men and women from more than 100 countries participated in various ...

A man jumped onto the altar of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Friday, knocking off six candelabra worth about 30,000 ...

Members of the Italian armed forces attend a mass presided over by Pope Francis for the jubilee of the armed forces in St.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Faithful leave St. Peter’s Basilica at the end of a mass presided ...

The altar is located directly above the tomb of Saint Peter, considered one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles in Christian tradition.

Pope is helped upon his arrival to presides over a mass for the jubilee of the armed forces in St. Peter's Square at The ...