ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, coadjutor archpriest of Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major, discussed the pope's decision to be ...

The "Pope of the People" chose a church in the center of Rome that holds significant importance to him throughout his papacy.

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his "humble, simple and essential" life.

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...

Bethlehem city in the background. Nativity story illustration. virgin mary stock illustrations Mary and Joseph Nativity Christmas Illustration An illustration of Mary and Joseph in the dessert with a ...

But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel Gabriel announced to her the glad tidings that the Spirit of the Lord would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow ...

Colombia: A group of Catholic worshippers in Colombia claim they witnessed a miracle just before the death of Pope Francis was announced. According to those attending a Good Friday service at St John ...

Both places are culturally and historically significant ... The Meryemana is said to be the Virgin Mary’s house. She, along with the Apostle John, supposedly went to Ephesus during ancient ...