At the basilica, I meet Frank Tremblay, who takes me to the school behind it.
Tradition holds that Peter was crucified in Rome, and St Peter's Basilica was erected over his tomb.
Among them was apostle Peter, whose tomb lies beneath the monumental St Peter's Basilica (Basilica di San Pietro).
On Saturday evening Pope Francis will celebrate the main Easter Vigil Mass in St Peter's Basilica.
John in Lateran Basilica to honor a past pope who remains wildly popular in Rome.
The basilica is the city's most ancient, with foundations dating back to the early 4th century.
As you exit the park, this photo was our first taste of the basilica.
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The service has in past years been held at the grand Basilica of St.
Normally feet-washing Masses before Easter are held in the Vatican or a Rome basilica.
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"I'm coming in July, " Francis said in remarks after Mass from the esplanade of the basilica.
Mark's Square looking toward the Basilica, on loan from the National Gallery in London.
Francis began the day by praying at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome.
Peter's Basilica, hundreds gathered around video screens that had broadcast a Mass held earlier.
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Sophia Basilica and in Cordoba, Spain, the capital of the occupying Moors' Muslim kingdom.
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Earlier, he presided over a service at St Peter's Basilica to mark Christ's death on the cross.
Inside, the Basilica is packed with statues of popes, saints and cherubs peering out from every surface.
The Basilica is the most magnificent church in a city that does magnificent churches like no other.
Tourists from all over the world are strolling across St Peter's square, crowds head for the Basilica.
It said that Pope Francis would also celebrate Mass earlier on Holy Thursday in St Peter's Basilica.
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Later in the evening, cardinals were driven away from the basilica in a collection of small buses.
The fact that no damage occurred to the basilica suggests that it is quite well protected against lightning.
Peter's Basilica, he quipped Wednesday that cardinals had gone to "the end of the world" to find him.
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The Basilica is where Christians believe the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would give birth to Christ.
The exhibition is being staged in a building adjacent to St Peter's Basilica to help boost southern Italian tourism.
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Benedict will live in the converted Mater Ecclesiae convent just behind St Peter's Basilica, with his personal secretary, Georg Gaenswein.
Sabina Church, where it is traditionally held, to the Basilica to accommodate the larger crowd of worshipers, Vatican officials said.
After cruising through the crowd, he arrived at the Basilica for a series of precursory ceremonies before the Mass begins.
On Wednesday night he made an assured, if understated, start as he greeted the faithful from the St Peter's Basilica balcony.
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