Located in Altstadt, St. Peter's Abbey is free to enter. To access the catacombs, adults pay 2 euros (approximately $2.15). If you have the Salzburg Card, admission to the catacombs is free.

In short, Salzburg is a must-see destination for its ... passing the cathedral and the Franciscan Church. - Discover the St. Peter's Quarter with its cemetery, church and catacombs.

Archabbot Korbinian Birnbacher has shaped St. Peter's Abbey for years and is known far beyond the monastery walls. Now he has been voted out.

White Light Award For Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Follies, White Light Award For Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Angels In America, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer ...

For the Jubilee of Hope, an American artist has created an installation mapping the “soundscape” of one of the historic bells of St. Peter’s Basilica, premiering the work on the night of Feb ...

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more than 1,600 years. The feast honors not just a physical chair but what it ...

Thousands of people have gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his ...

Find today’s readings here. In the collect for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, the church prays to God “that no tempests may disturb us, for you have set us fast on the rock of the ...

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...

After night fell, thousands of faithful gathered in a rain-soaked, chilly St. Peter's Square for the first of a nightly recitation of the Rosary. The prayer evoked the 2005 vigils when St. John ...

The wet black cobblestones shone from the bright lights illuminating the fountains and the front of the square where Pope Francis normally sits for his Wednesday general audiences. An image of Mater ...