Mosaic art makes us think of Ravenna but there is another place in Friuli Venezia Giulia where this ancient art has a worthy ...

The sepulcher will be placed in the lateral nave of the Basilica, between the Paolina chapel and the Sforza chapel, next to the icon of the Salus Populi Romani, to which Pope Francis was deeply ...

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

Where to find the tomb of Pope Francis in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore or St Mary Major which can be visited from 27 ...

Pope Francis has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead ...

Rome—The Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church ...

In the will, dated June 29, 2022, Pope Francis wrote that with the "feeling that the sunset of my earthly life is approaching ...

Pope Francis was buried inside his favorite Rome church after a funeral mass in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican said on ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

The Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...