But Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican, as he requested a “simple” tomb a couple of miles away in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ...

Salus Populi Romani, found in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Fine Art Images / Heritage Images via Getty Images) Pope Francis’s devotion to the basilica was ...

The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, sometimes referred to simply as Frari, is a gothic-style church that was finished in the 14th century. The exterior is minimal in comparison to ...

Francis has now been entombed at Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re honored the pope’s ability to lead with “an open heart toward everyone” as he conduc ...

Faithful worship in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (or the Church of Saint Mary Major) in Rome, Italy. Picture: Getty Images Before his private burial, which is thought to include final ...

Angela is here with a Canadian cultural delegation, as president of the Associazione Maria SS. Di Costantinopoli ... tightly up to the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Basilicòre has a cliff ...

A long message, accompanied by musical background, is signed by Assunta Di Basilico: "With his gentle hands, he caressed my head, soothing pains and providing comfort that only he knew how to give ...

Designed by Giotto in the early 14th century, this ornate 277-foot high bell tower is part of the renowned Duomo in central Florence's Piazza del Duomo. Although it is known as Giotto's Bell Tower ...