Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...

Pope Francis has chosen a tomb near the statue of the Madonna of the 'Salvation of the Roman People' in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the one of the snowfall on August 5th. After all, it ...

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Roman neighbors and retired flight attendants Aurelia Ballarini and Francesca Codato came to pay respects to Pope Francis on ...

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

Priceless gems and the stories behind the beautiful - and often famous - women who wore them are part of a Cartier display coming to the V&A museum this month and it promises to be sparkling ...

In his final will, Francis said he wanted to be buried at St. Mary Major Basilica, which is home to the Salus Populi Romani ...

Santa Maria Maggiore was founded in 432 ... Romans gather every August 5 to celebrate the miracle of La Madonna Della Neve, or Madonna of the Snows. The basilica houses the bodies of seven ...

What to expect at Pope Francis’ funeral from Vatican rituals to iron-clad security and world leaders attending - Tens of ...

Ravasi noted that Francis chose to be buried near his favorite icon of the Madonna, in a basilica across ... in this case Maria," said Ravasi, the Vatican's former culture minister as he arrived ...