The Baldachin is at the center of the basilica's central crossing, and directly under the dome of the basilica, and was intended to mark the location of Saint Peter's tomb in the vaults underneath.
The restoration of the monumental baldachin over the main altar in St Peter’s Basilica has been completed after months of work. It's the first time in 250 years that it has undergone such a ...
Journalists were allowed a bird’s eye view of the 29-meter canopy, or baldachin, on Tuesday, climbing the scaffolding to observe where workers have buffed the intricate surface of the bronze and ...
Three years after he asked the world’s Catholics to walk together in faith on a synodal journey, Pope Francis said that the Church cannot risk becoming “static” but must continue as a “missionary ...