Take a drone flight of discovery high above the four Papal Basilicas of Rome: St. Peter’s Basilica, St. John Lateran, St.

Take a flight of discovery high above the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas. This ...

The basilica, famous for its mosaics and architecture ... inviting those present to reflect on the importance of faith in daily life. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, with its thousand-year ...

Santa Maria Maggiore was founded in 432, a year after the Council of Ephesus declared Mary to be the Mother of God. ... A legend, depicted on a 13th-century mosaic in the basilica’s loggia, ...

The interior of Santa Maria Maggiore remains close to its origins. The central nave is lined by 40 Ionic columns and contains exquisite mosaics. One legend ties the basilica to the Virgin Mary from ...

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 p.m. (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital. Pope Francis ...

The interior of Santa Maria Maggiore remains close to its origins. The central nave is lined by 40 Ionic columns and contains exquisite mosaics. One legend ties the basilica to the Virgin Mary from ...

Faithful line up at Santa Maria Maggiore to pay homage to the tomb of Pope Francis ... from the 5th century apse mosaics to the coffered ceiling gilded with gold from the Americas, donated by the ...

The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the four major papal basilicas dedicated ... This declaration stirred a new wave of Marian Devotion. The mosaics that depict the Old and New Testament ...

The interior of Santa Maria Maggiore remains close to its origins. The central nave is lined by 40 Ionic columns and contains exquisite mosaics. One legend ties the basilica to the Virgin Mary ...

One of four papal basilicas in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore also holds the remains of several other renowned figures, such as the architect and sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who designed St Peter's ...

The interior of Santa Maria Maggiore remains close to its origins. The central nave is lined by 40 Ionic columns and contains exquisite mosaics. One legend ties the basilica to the Virgin Mary from ...