48K views · 1.7K reactions | St. Peter’s Square erupts with joy at the General Audience. The Pope tries to finish his sentence, but the crowd takes over: ‘Leone! Leone!’ He swallows, smiles shyly. History is being made as more and more pilgrims meet the Catholic Church’s new Pope! #popeleoxiv #vatican #catholic #catholicism #catholicchurch #leone #papaleonexiv #rome #vaticancity #vaticano | Catholic News Agency | Facebook

1M views · 13K reactions | Bells sounded in St. Peter’s Square at the...

11K views · 728 reactions | Take a look at this a rare image of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome almost devoid of tourists. Normally, over 20,000 people visit this holy site of the Roman Catholic church every day. The foundation stone was laid in 1506 and construction took around 120 years. And it’s still pretty impressive to this day! Hands up who would like to visit the Basilica themselves one day! ⛪  Rome, Italy⁠  instagram.com/roberto_celestri | DW Travel | Facebook

287K views · 4K reactions | Big Santa's going up in St Peter's Square this morning! It's Christmaaaaas.  | The Manc | Facebook

616K views · 2.6K reactions | Pope Francis leaves St Peter's Square for the last time #sancta #Catholic #stpeters #popefrancis | Sancta Familia | Facebook

2.1M views · 47K reactions | Bells tolled in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Monday, April 21 to mark the passing of Pope Francis. See comments section for the related story. | ABS-CBN News | Facebook