Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and ...

With as many as 170 foreign delegations - including those of Donald Trump and Prince William - expected to descend on the ...

Pope Francis will be buried April 26 in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where he often prayed before and after official ...

At this time, people from all over can visit Pope Francis' remains and attend the funeral mass in his honor. According to the ...

The funeral of the late Pope Francis will take place in St. Peter's Square on Saturday morning with his body lying in state ...

A secretive military unit specialising in drone warfare will be deployed to monitor the sky over Rome and the Vatican during ...

Pope Francis' funeral services will take place this weekend. Here's what to know about arrangements, how to watch, and where ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest in a location that reflects his humble approach to the grand office. Breaking with ...

In a break from tradition and by his prior request, the pope will be laid to rest in Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica instead of in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, where many of pope's predecessors ...

Pope Francis has stated in his will that he wishes to be buried in a simple tomb in St Mary’s Major Basilica in Rome, not in ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest in a location that reflects his humble approach to the grand office. Breaking with ...

Pope Francis will be buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. His Holiness' burial site will not be in Vatican City like ...