The Lateran Treaty dates back to February 11, 1929. Under the treaty, Pope Pius XI was given full sovereignty over the tiny Vatican City State. Historian John Schmidt recalls what happened during ...

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 29 - The Cardinal Vicar of Rome, Baldassare Reina, on Sunday opened the Holy Door of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the third such Jubilee event following last week's opening ...

The closing rite took place the morning of Feb. 28 in the Lateran Apostolic Palace in Rome and was presided over by the vicar of Pope Francis for the Diocese of Rome, Cardinal Baldassare Reina ...

Zum Lateran gehört außer der Lateranbasilika auch der Lateranpalast, der urspr. der Regierungs-und Verwaltungssitz der Päpste war und in dem sich heute das Ordinariat der Erzdiözese Rom befindet.