In fact, the tradition of burying popes in St. Peter’s Basilica dates back to the fourth century. There are churches, and then there is ... Download now for all-access coverage, right at your ...

But choosing St. Peter’s Basilica as a final resting place has a strong tradition, going back to the 4th Century ... "Basilica" then is said to have evolved from its original usage in Ancient ...

Whether you’re Catholic or not, it’s hard to argue with the fact that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of architecture and art. The cornerstone for this sanctified structure ...

Legend has it that this fourth century church was built after the ... Pope Francis had her brought to St. Peter's Basilica, where he prayed in the rain, standing almost alone in an empty St ...

Among the first-day mourners was a church group of 14-year-olds from near Milan who arrived for the now ... St. Peter's Square. The pope will then be buried in a niche within the St. Mary Major ...

Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray ... on the restoration of the 17th-century tomb and monument of Pope ...