The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful. Pope Leo XIV closed the first ...

Hundreds of thousands filled St. Peter’s Square and lined the streets of Vatican City to bid a solemn farewell to a widely ...

The Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, Italy was first established around in 432, according to research and records, the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious said. The church is a ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest at the basilica of saint mary major in Rome ... Security measures Italy is deploying more than 2,500 police officers and 1,500 soldiers to provide security ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public remarks since taking over as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday from the ...

The map highlights St.Mary Major Basilica, east of the Tiber River and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in Rome, Italy. It also locates St. John Lateran Basilica and St. Paul Outside the ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day ... from Salerno, Italy, said that he experienced ...

Perugia Cathedral houses the tombs of Martin IV and Urban IV, while Benedict XI is buried in the Basilica of St. Dominic. Outside of Italy, the country with the most pontiffs buried is France ...