Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...

Work to receive Pope Francis’ coffin began a few days ago, fulfilling the pontiff’s wish for a simple burial in this church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Preparation of the area. Credit ...

Priests from across the region will be meeting for mass Tuesday at The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Biloxi. The pope’s name will also be added to Saint Fabian’s pray ...

in devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated that he plans to attend the funeral with the first lady, Melania Trump. Other heads of state, religious leaders ...

Francis is breaking with the tradition of his predecessors who are buried inside the Vatican, saying he wanted to be near his favorite icon of the Virgin Mary, the Salus Populi Romani, a Byzantine ...

the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome. Pope Francis has a deep devotion to the Virgin Mary and always prays at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore before leaving abroad and upon returning. Most ...

The basilica contains the Salus Populi Romani, a celebrated oil painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, a favoured point of veneration in the church of Pope Francis. Pope Francis made more ...