The designation of St. Edward as a minor basilica is a much-deserved honor for the parish, which has long played an important ...

AI for Cultural Heritage,” to promote the historical significance of St. Peter’s Basilica. Players follow the Sanpietrini, a ...

Students around the world now have a chance to be an explorer-restorer of 519-year-old St. Peter's Basilica thanks to a new ...

Minecraft, the popular video game known for its blocky, pixelated graphics, has launched a new educational edition that ...

Students can step inside this legendary St. Peter's Basilica building and take on the role of its caretakers in Minecraft Education.

Hundreds of pilgrims from the United States gathered for Mass at the majestic Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica with ...

The Vatican has entered the digital realm, having launched a new Minecraft-based game that lets kids explore St. Peter’s ...

28, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, left, greets Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica at ...

There are four major basilicas — all in Rome, Italy, including St. Peter's Basilica inside the Vatican — and nearly 2,000 minor basilicas worldwide. According to the U.S. Conference of ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The four major basilicas are all in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica inside the Vatican. Bishop Gerald Barbarito marked the designation ...

Pope Francis continues his recovery from double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital with the Vatican expected to issue the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer as a written text for the fifth straight w ...